What is the severity of CVE-2004-1799?

CVE-2004-1799 is considered a moderate to high severity vulnerability due to its potential for allowing unauthorized access through spoofed packets.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1799?

To mitigate CVE-2004-1799, you should upgrade to a non-vulnerable version of OpenBSD or configure packet filtering settings to restrict access solely to the intended interface.

What versions of OpenBSD are affected by CVE-2004-1799?

CVE-2004-1799 affects OpenBSD versions 3.0 through 3.4.

What type of attack can exploit CVE-2004-1799?

CVE-2004-1799 can be exploited through packet spoofing, where an attacker sends packets from unauthorized interfaces to bypass firewall restrictions.

Is CVE-2004-1799 related to firewall settings?

Yes, CVE-2004-1799 is directly related to stateful firewall settings in OpenBSD that do not enforce interface limitations for session packets.

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CVE-2004-1799

high

7.5

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

31/12/2004

10/5/2005

8/8/2024

CVE-2004-1799

First published: Fri Dec 31 2004(Updated: )

PF in certain OpenBSD versions, when stateful filtering is enabled, does not limit packets for a session to the original interface, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended packet filters via spoofed packets to other interfaces.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
OpenBSD	=3.1
OpenBSD	=3.3
OpenBSD	=3.2
OpenBSD	=3.0
OpenBSD	=3.4

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What is the severity of CVE-2004-1799?
CVE-2004-1799 is considered a moderate to high severity vulnerability due to its potential for allowing unauthorized access through spoofed packets.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1799?
To mitigate CVE-2004-1799, you should upgrade to a non-vulnerable version of OpenBSD or configure packet filtering settings to restrict access solely to the intended interface.
What versions of OpenBSD are affected by CVE-2004-1799?
CVE-2004-1799 affects OpenBSD versions 3.0 through 3.4.
What type of attack can exploit CVE-2004-1799?
CVE-2004-1799 can be exploited through packet spoofing, where an attacker sends packets from unauthorized interfaces to bypass firewall restrictions.
Is CVE-2004-1799 related to firewall settings?
Yes, CVE-2004-1799 is directly related to stateful firewall settings in OpenBSD that do not enforce interface limitations for session packets.

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