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CVE-2002-1976
- Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16
Description
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 products
- Linux kernel: 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.5 (+42)
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0279.html
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/284142
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/284257
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9676.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5304
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0279.html
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/284142
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/284257
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9676.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5304
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