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CVE-2001-1572

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2001-1572 describes a vulnerability in the Netfilter MAC module within Linux kernel versions 2.4.1 to 2.4.11. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass MAC address-based packet filters by sending small packets. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, potentially leading to unauthorized access, information disclosure, and denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0275 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2001-1572Moderate

security flaw

Aug 27, 2002

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2001-10/0057.html
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
iss.net / security_center/static/7267.php
securityfocus.com / bid/3418
Patch