CVE-2002-1976

Description

ifconfig, when used on the Linux kernel 2.2 and later, does not report when the network interface is in promiscuous mode if it was put in promiscuous mode using PACKET_MR_PROMISC, which could allow attackers to sniff the network without detection, as demonstrated using libpcap.

Risk Information

Base Score

9.1

MODERATE

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.134

Associated Vulnerability

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Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234