VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2002-0381

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.98%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2002-06-25
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Description

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.

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