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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel 2.2 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Promiscuous Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
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.
The weakness was presented 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1976 since 06/29/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0
VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.0
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
07/24/2002 🔍12/31/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 🔍
06/29/2005 🔍
08/05/2014 🔍
06/10/2018 🔍
Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2002-1976 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 5304 - Linux Kernel Promiscuous Mode Status Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 08/05/2014 11:28Updated: 06/10/2018 13:35
Changes: 08/05/2014 11:28 (43), 06/10/2018 13:35 (8)
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