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CVE-1999-0305
Published: Sep 29, 1999
Modified: Aug 1, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The system configuration control (sysctl) facility in BSD based operating systems OpenBSD 2.2 and earlier, and FreeBSD 2.2.5 and earlier, does not properly restrict source routed packets even when the (1) dosourceroute or (2) forwarding variables are set, which allows remote attackers to spoof TCP connections.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://www.openbsd.org/advisories/sourceroute.txt
x_refsource_MISC
11502
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
bsd-sourceroute(736)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
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