Unscored severity · published Jun 27, 2001
CVE-2001-0469
rwho daemon rwhod in FreeBSD 4.2 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed packets with a short length
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CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
rwho daemon rwhod in FreeBSD 4.2 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed packets with a short length.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 76% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
Freebsd · Freebsd
through 4.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0469
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0469
Patch
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2001-03/0163.html
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2473
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6229
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