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.
References
Configurations
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Information
Published : 2002-12-30 21:00
Updated : 2008-09-05 13:32
NVD link : CVE-2002-1976
Mitre link : CVE-2002-1976
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CWE
Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel