Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 25, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-0381
CVE-2002-0381
Description
The TCP implementation in various BSD operating systems (tcp_input.c) does not properly block connections to broadcast addresses, which could allow remote attackers to bypass intended filters via packets with a unicast link layer address and an IP broadcast address.
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6Patches
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References
8- www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cginvdPatchVendor Advisory
- online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/262733nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030604-01-Invd
- cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/syssrc/sys/netinet/tcp_input.c.diffnvd
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/8485.phpnvd
- www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/netinet/tcp_input.c.diffnvd
- www.osvdb.org/5308nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4309nvd
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