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title: "CVE-2013-4342\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2013-4342

Publication date 10 October 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

xinetd does not enforce the user and group configuration directives for
TCPMUX services, which causes these services to be run as root and makes it
easier for remote attackers to gain privileges by leveraging another
vulnerability in a service.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| xinetd | 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 13.04 raring | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4342?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| xinetd | * Vendor:   <https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1409.html> * Other:   <https://github.com/xinetd-org/xinetd/pull/10/files> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4342)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4342)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-4342)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4342)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4342>