CVE-2002-1976 Information

Description

ifconfig when used on the Linux kernel 2.2 and later does not report when the network interface is in promiscuous mode if it was put in promiscuous mode using PACKET_MR_PROMISC which could allow attackers to sniff the network without detection as demonstrated using libpcap.

Reference

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0279.html http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/284142 http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/284257 http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9676.php http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5304