CVE-2002-0574 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via ICMP echo packets due to a memory leak in FreeBSD's ip_output function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0574?
CVE-2002-0574 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 2 Apr 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0574?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0574?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0574 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2002-0574 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0574 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9mf7-mqw7-vh9v.