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CVE-2002-0060

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-0060 describes a vulnerability in the IRC connection tracking helper module within the Linux kernel's netfilter subsystem, affecting versions 2.4.18-pre9 and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass firewall restrictions by improperly setting the mask for conntrack expectations during incoming DCC connections. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it presents a network-based attack with low complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.4.18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:pre9:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
4.89%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0489 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 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 (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.2
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2002-0060Important

security flaw

Feb 27, 2002

References

frontal2.mandriva.com / security/advisories
marc.info
marc.info
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/8302
www1.itrc.hp.com / service/cki/docDisplay.do
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/230307
US Government Resource
netfilter.org / security/2002-02-25-irc-dcc-mask.html
PatchVendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2002-028.html
securityfocus.com / bid/4188