CVE-2002-0510 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2002-0510?

CVE-2002-0510 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 11 Jun 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The UDP implementation in Linux 2.4.x kernels keeps the IP Identification field at 0 for all non-fragmented packets, which could allow remote attackers to determine that a target system is running Linux.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0510?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0510?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0510 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2002-0510 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0510 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-36wh-r9j6-6x72.