VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2002-0794

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.63%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2002-08-12
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Description

The accept_filter mechanism in FreeBSD 4 through 4.5 does not properly remove entries from the incomplete listen queue when adding a syncache, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network service availability) via a large number of connection attempts, which fills the queue.

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