CVE-2002-0381

The TCP implementation in various BSD operating systems (tcp_input.c) does not properly block connections to broadcast addresses, which could allow remote attackers to bypass intended filters via packets with a unicast link layer address and an IP broadcast address.

Score

CVSS 2.0 5.0 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2002-06-25

Last modified

2024-08-08

Affected products

• Freebsd (Freebsd)
• Netbsd (Netbsd)
• Openbsd (Openbsd)

References

• http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/syssrc/sys/netinet/tcp_input.c.diff?r1=1.136&r2=1.137
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/262733
• http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=35022
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8485.php
• http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/netinet/tcp_input.c.diff?r1=1.109&r2=1.110
• http://www.osvdb.org/5308
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4309