The accept_filter mechanism in FreeBSD 4 through 4.5 does not properly remove entries from the incomplete listen queue when adding a syncache, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network service availability) via a large number of connection attempts, which fills the queue.
References
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http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2002-05/0349.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9209.php | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.osvdb.org/5081 | |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4879 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2003-04-02T05:00:00
Updated: 2002-07-31T09:00:00
Reserved: 2002-07-25T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2002-0794
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2002-08-12T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2008-09-05T20:28:58.067
Link: CVE-2002-0794
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CWE