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CVE-2001-0969: ipfw in FreeBSD does not properly handle the use of "me" in its rules when point to point interfaces are…
CVE-2001-0969 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Freebsd. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.
Vulnerability description
ipfw in FreeBSD does not properly handle the use of "me" in its rules when point to point interfaces are used, which causes ipfw to allow connections from arbitrary remote hosts.
Severity breakdown
CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
- Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
- Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
- Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
- Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
- Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.
Affected products
- Freebsd: 4.3