CVE-2002-1976
N/A
Published: June 28, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0279.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/284142Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/284257Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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