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CVE-2002-0794

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2002-08-12 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The accept_filter mechanism in FreeBSD 4 through 4.5 does not properly remove entries from the incomplete listen queue when adding a syncache, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network service availability) via a large number of connection attempts, which fills the queue.

Affected Platforms

Freebsd Freebsd

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References