CVE-2002-0060

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-03-08 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

IRC connection tracking helper module in the netfilter subsystem for Linux 2.4.18-pre9 and earlier does not properly set the mask for conntrack expectations for incoming DCC connections, which could allow remote attackers to bypass intended firewall restrictions.

Affected products

Linux kernel: through 2.4.18

References

http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:041
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101483396412051&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=101486352429653&w=2
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/230307
http://www.netfilter.org/security/2002-02-25-irc-dcc-mask.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-028.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4188
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX0203-027
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8302
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:041
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101483396412051&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=101486352429653&w=2

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