CVE-2002-0574 describes a memory leak vulnerability in FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier versions. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by sending specially crafted ICMP echo packets, which cause a routing table entry's reference count to not decrement, leading to memory exhaustion. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with a network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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