CVE-2005-2317

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-07-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Shorewall 2.4.x before 2.4.1, 2.2.x before 2.2.5, and 2.0.x before 2.0.17, when MACLIST_TTL is greater than 0 or MACLIST_DISPOSITION is set to ACCEPT, allows remote attackers with an accepted MAC address to bypass other firewall rules or policies.

Affected products

Shorewall: 2.0.0, 2.0.0a, 2.0.0b, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.2a (+30)

References

http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2005/Jul/0409.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16087
http://secunia.com/advisories/17110
http://secunia.com/advisories/17113
http://shorewall.net/News.htm#20050717
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-849
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200507-20.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14292
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-197-1
http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2005/Jul/0409.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16087
http://secunia.com/advisories/17110

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