{
  "id": "CVE-2002-0518",
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "published": "2002-08-12T04:00:00.000",
  "lastModified": "2008-09-05T20:28:14.257",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "The SYN cache (syncache) and SYN cookie (syncookie) mechanism in FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) (1) via a SYN packet that is accepted using syncookies that causes a null pointer to be referenced for the socket's TCP options, or (2) by killing and restarting a process that listens on the same socket, which does not properly clear the old inpcb pointer on restart."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Los mecanismos SYN cache (syncache) y SYN cookie (syncookie) en FreeBSD 4.5 y anteriores, permite a atacantes remotos provocar la Denegaci\u00f3n de Servicios (por caida) por algunos de los siguiente m\u00e9todos:\r\n\r\n mediante un paquete SYN aceptado utilizando syncookies, que provoca que las opciones TCP del conector (socket) referencien a un puntero nulo.\r\n eliminando y reiniciando un proceso que espera en el mismo conector (socket) que no elimin\u00f3 adecuadamente el contenido anterior del puntero inpcb en el reinicio."
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "2.0",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 5.0
        },
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "operator": "OR",
          "negate": false,
          "cpeMatch": [
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              "vulnerable": true,
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  "references": [
    {
      "url": "ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:20.syncache.asc",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8873.php",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8875.php",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4524",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
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        "Patch",
        "Vendor Advisory"
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  ]
}