PT-2002-1561 · Linux · Linux

Published 2002-06-11 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-0510

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux versions 2.4.x

Description The UDP implementation in Linux keeps the IP Identification field at 0 for all non-fragmented packets. This could allow remote attackers to determine that a target system is running Linux.

Recommendations For Linux version 2.4.x, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0510

Affected Products

Linux

References · 4

• http://iss.net/security_center/static/8588.php · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/262840 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/4314 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0510 · Security Note