CVE-2001-0469

Description

rwho daemon rwhod in FreeBSD 4.2 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed packets with a short length.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.74% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2001-03/0163.html	patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6229	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2473	vdb entry patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-0469?: CVE-2001-0469 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-0469?: To fix CVE-2001-0469, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-0469 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2001-0469 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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