CVE-2002-0794 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the accept_filter mechanism of FreeBSD versions 4 through 4.5. Attackers can exploit this by sending numerous connection attempts, which prevents proper removal of entries from the incomplete listen queue, ultimately filling it and disrupting network service availability. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.5:release:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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