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.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-06-28T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:43:33.592Z

Reserved: 2005-06-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2002-1976

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2008-09-05T20:32:00.073

Link: CVE-2002-1976

cve-icon Redhat

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