CVE-2003-0696 Information

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).

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8738 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13328 https://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/pseries.subscriptionSvcs?mode=7&heading=AIX51&topic=SECURITY&month=200310&label=getipnodebyname2829+API+does+not+close+sockets.&date=20031001&bulletin=datafile150755&embed=true