CVE-2002-0574

Description

Memory leak in FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via ICMP echo packets that trigger a bug in ip_output() in which the reference count for a routing table entry is not decremented, which prevents the entry from being removed.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.10% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory freebsd.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8893.php vdb entry broken link
http://www.osvdb.org/5232 vdb entry broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4539 patch vendor advisory vdb entry third party advisory broken link
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:21.tcpip.asc broken link patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-0574?
CVE-2002-0574 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-0574?
To fix CVE-2002-0574, 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-2002-0574 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2002-0574 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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