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CVE-2002-0510

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-08-12 · updated 2026-10-09

Description

The UDP implementation in Linux 2.4.x kernels keeps the IP Identification field at 0 for all non-fragmented packets, which could allow remote attackers to determine that a target system is running Linux.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.5 (+13)

References

• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8588.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/262840
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4314
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8588.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/262840
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4314

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