Inetd in OpenServer 5.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)…
Priority LOW 26Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Inetd in OpenServer 5.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a port scan, e.g. with nmap -PO.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01632 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0896
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-59hv-g2r7-wqfj
References
More Sco Openserver vulnerabilities
- TI-2001-00767 Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-1999-00363 Buffer overflows in wuarchive ftpd (wu-ftpd) and ProFTPD lead to remote root access… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-1999-00126 Oversized ICMP ping packets can result in a denial of service, aka Ping o' Death. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2004-00066 The do_change_cipher_spec function in OpenSSL 0.9.6c to 0.9.6k, and 0.9.7a to 0.9.7c… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-03421 Xpdf, as used in products such as gpdf, kpdf, pdftohtml, poppler, teTeX, CUPS… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2000-00306 Buffer overflow in calserver in SCO OpenServer allows remote attackers to gain root access via a long message. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2001-0896 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-0896 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-59hv-g2r7-wqfj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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