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
Published Mar 9, 2002
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.90%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.90% 0.01896
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01896
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.90% (0.01896) | 78.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.90% (0.01896) | 76.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.43% (0.00432) | 60.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00401) | 74.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00401) | 72.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 7, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00401) | 70.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00380) | 69.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00409) | 69.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:53.ipfw.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/1937 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3206 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7002 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:53.ipfw.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/1937 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3206 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7002 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 9, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jan 31, 2002
Link CVE-2001-0969
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a