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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...

10.0 High

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.

Exploit likelihood

1.90%Up 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

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.

Record
CVE-2001-0969
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2001-0969
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0951 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2001-0951
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w3rj-c78v-v7qr No score

ipfw in FreeBSD does not properly handle the use of "me" in its rules when point to point...

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.

Record
GHSA-w3rj-c78v-v7qr
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2001-0969 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Freebsd, published August 31, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.90%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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