The arplookup function in FreeBSD 5.1 and earlier, Mac OS X before 10.2.8, and possibly other BSD-based systems, allows remote attackers on a local subnet to cause a denial of service (resource starvation and panic) via a flood of spoofed ARP requests
Published Sep 25, 2003
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.42%
Description
The arplookup function in FreeBSD 5.1 and earlier, Mac OS X before 10.2.8, and possibly other BSD-based systems, allows remote attackers on a local subnet to cause a denial of service (resource starvation and panic) via a flood of spoofed ARP requests.
Affected products
No data.
- 10.2
- 10.2.1
- 10.2.2
- 10.2.3
- 10.2.4
- 10.2.5
- 10.2.6
- 10.2.7
- 10.2
- 10.2.1
- 10.2.2
- 10.2.3
- 10.2.4
- 10.2.5
- 10.2.6
- 10.2.7
- 4.0
- 4.1
- 4.1.1
- 4.2
- 4.3
- 4.4
- 4.5
- 4.6
- 4.6.2
- 4.7
- 4.8
- 4.9
- 5.0
- 5.1
- 3.2
- 3.3
- 3.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.42% (0.01419) | 71.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.38% (0.01384) | 68.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.74% (0.00739) | 71.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.18% (0.01179) | 85.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2024 | 1.12% (0.01119) | 84.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.12% (0.01119) | 82.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:14.arp.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040502-01-P.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:14.arp.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD | |
| ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040502-01-P.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI | |
| http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
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