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postscan.exe
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Remote user to crash inetd
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CWE
Product Name: postscan.exe
Affected Version From: Unknown
Affected Version To: Unknown
Patch Exists: Unknown
Related CWE: Unknown
CPE: Unknown
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Platforms Tested: Windows 95/NT
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A vulnerability exists in inetd

A vulnerability exists in inetd which allows a remote user to crash inetd if the tcpmux service is not commented out of /etc/inetd.conf. The tcpmux service is defined in RFC1078. It is also claimed inetd will die if the Windows 95/NT program postscan.exe, made by 7thsphere, is run againts the host.

Mitigation:

Comment out the tcpmux service from /etc/inetd.conf
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66/info

A vulnerability exists in inetd which allows a remote user to crash inetd if the tcpmux service is not commented
out of /etc/inetd.conf. The tcpmux service is defined in RFC1078

$ nmap -p 1-64000 -i <target host>

It is also claimed inetd will die if the Windows 95/NT
program postscan.exe, made by 7thsphere, is run againts
the host.

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