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CVE-2002-0046

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 2.68%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2002-01-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It affects Linux. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2002-0046
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
2.68%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Linux kernel, and possibly other operating systems, allows remote attackers to read portions of memory via a series of fragmented ICMP packets that generate an ICMP TTL Exceeded response, which includes portions of the memory in the response packet.