CVE-2002-0794 Information

Description

The accept_filter mechanism in FreeBSD 4 through 4.5 does not properly remove entries from the incomplete listen queue when adding a syncache which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network service availability) via a large number of connection attempts which fills the queue.

Reference

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2002-05/0349.html http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9209.php http://www.osvdb.org/5081 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4879