# CVE-2002-2185: Denial of service in n/a

> Local attackers can disrupt multicast network connectivity by sending spoofed IGMP reports to a target's Ethernet address.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Nov 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7rp7-7c38-2w9q

## What is CVE-2002-2185?

CVE-2002-2185 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 16 Nov 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) allows local users to cause a denial of service via an IGMP membership report to a target's Ethernet address instead of the Multicast group address, which causes the target to stop sending reports to the router and effectively disconnect the group from the network.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2185?

It affects 11 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98se, Microsoft Windows Xp, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Linux, Redhat Linux Advanced Workstation, Sgi Irix, Suse Suse Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-2185?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2002-2185 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2185 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-2185 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-2185 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 16 Nov 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2185 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2185/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2185/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-2185
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2185
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-2185

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