Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2002-0046
Linux kernel, and possibly other operating systems, allows remote attackers to read portions of memory via a series of fragmented ICMP packets that generate an ICMP TTL Exceeded response, which includes portions of the memory in the response packet.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.027 (85.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.20.1
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7998 (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/5394 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-007.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/251418 (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit, Patch)