Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 5, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2001-1387
CVE-2001-1387
Description
iptables-save in iptables before 1.2.4 records the "--reject-with icmp-host-prohibited" rule as "--reject-with tcp-reset," which causes iptables to generate different responses than specified by the administrator, possibly leading to an information leak.
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References
2- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-144.htmlnvdBroken Link
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