CVE-2002-0794

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-08-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The accept_filter mechanism in FreeBSD 4 through 4.5 does not properly remove entries from the incomplete listen queue when adding a syncache, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network service availability) via a large number of connection attempts, which fills the queue.

Affected products

FreeBSD: 4.5-release

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2002-05/0349.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9209.php
http://www.osvdb.org/5081
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4879
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2002-05/0349.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9209.php
http://www.osvdb.org/5081
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4879

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