Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 31, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0969

Description

ipfw in FreeBSD does not properly handle the use of "me" in its rules when point to point interfaces are used, which causes ipfw to allow connections from arbitrary remote hosts.

Affected products

FreeBSD/FreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
FreeBSD/ipfwllm-fuzzy

Patches

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References

ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:53.ipfw.ascnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/3206nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/1937nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7002nvd

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