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CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2002-1976

Published: Dec 31, 2002 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1976
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.0 (including)2.2.0 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.1 (including)2.2.1 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.2 (including)2.2.2 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.3 (including)2.2.3 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.4 (including)2.2.4 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.5 (including)2.2.5 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.6 (including)2.2.6 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.7 (including)2.2.7 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.8 (including)2.2.8 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.9 (including)2.2.9 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.10 (including)2.2.10 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.11 (including)2.2.11 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.12 (including)2.2.12 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.13 (including)2.2.13 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.14 (including)2.2.14 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.15 (including)2.2.15 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.16 (including)2.2.16 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.17 (including)2.2.17 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.18 (including)2.2.18 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.19 (including)2.2.19 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.20 (including)2.2.20 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.3.0 (including)2.3.0 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.3.99 (including)2.3.99 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.0 (including)2.4.0 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.1 (including)2.4.1 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.2 (including)2.4.2 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.3 (including)2.4.3 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.4 (including)2.4.4 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.5 (including)2.4.5 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.6 (including)2.4.6 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.7 (including)2.4.7 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.8 (including)2.4.8 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.9 (including)2.4.9 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.10 (including)2.4.10 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.11 (including)2.4.11 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.12 (including)2.4.12 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.13 (including)2.4.13 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.14 (including)2.4.14 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.15 (including)2.4.15 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.16 (including)2.4.16 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.17 (including)2.4.17 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.18 (including)2.4.18 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.19-pre1 (including)2.4.19-pre1 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.19-pre2 (including)2.4.19-pre2 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.19-pre3 (including)2.4.19-pre3 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.19-pre4 (including)2.4.19-pre4 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.19-pre5 (including)2.4.19-pre5 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.19-pre6 (including)2.4.19-pre6 (including)

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