CVE-2002-1976 Affecting net-tools package, versions *
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.07% (30th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-NETTOOLS-518686
- published 31 Dec 2002
- disclosed 31 Dec 2002
Introduced: 31 Dec 2002
CVE-2002-1976 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for Debian:11
net-tools
.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream net-tools
package and not the net-tools
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:11
relevant fixed versions and status.
ifconfig, when used on the Linux kernel 2.2 and later, does not report when the network interface is in promiscuous mode if it was put in promiscuous mode using PACKET_MR_PROMISC, which could allow attackers to sniff the network without detection, as demonstrated using libpcap.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-1976
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0279.html
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/284142
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/284257
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5304
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9676.php