7.5high

CVE-2002-2438

TCP firewalls could be circumvented by sending a SYN Packets with other flags (like e.g.

Published 5 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.7%
percentile 90%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

TCP firewalls could be circumvented by sending a SYN Packets with other flags (like e.g. RST flag) set, which was not correctly discarded by the Linux TCP stack after firewalling.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.74% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.17.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • n/a kernel

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2012/05/30/8 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2012/05/30/4 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2012/05/30/12 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2012/05/30/11 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2012/05/30/13 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2012/02/03/7 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2012/05/29/8 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2014/02/12/8 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2012/05/30/9 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2012/05/31/3 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2012/05/30/2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/464113 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/464113%2C · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.suse.com /show_bug.cgi?id=744994%2C · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2012/02/03/7 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20210727-0003/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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