Description
The getipnodebyname() API in AIX 5.1 and 5.2 does not properly close sockets, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion).
Published: 2004-01-08
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2003-0687 The getipnodebyname() API in AIX 5.1 and 5.2 does not properly close sockets, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion).
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:05:12.302Z

Reserved: 2003-08-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0696

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Status : Modified

Published: 2004-01-20T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0696

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