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CVE-2001-1387

LOW CVSS: 2.1 Published: 2001-11-05 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

iptables-save in iptables before 1.2.4 records the "--reject-with icmp-host-prohibited" rule as "--reject-with tcp-reset," which causes iptables to generate different responses than specified by the administrator, possibly leading to an information leak.

Affected Platforms

Netfilter Iptables

Weakness Type

CWE-203

References