CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0510

Medium
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
2.48%

84th percentile - higher than 84% of all known CVEs

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could use this information for system profiling and tailor attacks to the specific operating system.

Recommendation

Upgrade the Linux kernel to a newer version that does not have this vulnerability. Consider using a firewall to hide system characteristics.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS