CVE-2001-0969

FreeBSD - Unauthenticated Firewall Rule Bypass via 'me' in Point-to-Point Interface Rules

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3206
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_freebsd
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:53.ipfw.asc
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7002
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/1937

Scores

EPSS 0.0043
EPSS Percentile 62.8%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
freebsd/freebsd 4.3
Published Aug 31, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026