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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-04-02T05:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:03:48.667Z

Reserved: 2002-07-25T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2002-0794

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2002-08-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2008-09-05T20:28:58.067

Link: CVE-2002-0794

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