PT-2002-2966 · Netfilter+1 · Netfilter / Iptables+1

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2002-2254

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions 2.4 up to 2.4.19 Linux kernel versions 2.5 up to 2.5.31

Description: The experimental IP packet queuing feature in Netfilter / IPTables may allow a later process with the same Process ID (PID) to access certain network traffic that would otherwise be restricted, when a privileged process exits and network traffic is not being queued.

Recommendations: For Linux kernel versions 2.4 up to 2.4.19, update to a version later than 2.4.19 to resolve the issue. For Linux kernel versions 2.5 up to 2.5.31, update to a version later than 2.5.31 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-2254

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Netfilter / Iptables

References · 4

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/6305 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2254 · Security Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-12/0025.html · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10756 · Note