CVE-2002-0704
The Network Address Translation (NAT) capability for Netfilter ("iptables") 1.2.6a and earlier leaks translated IP addresses in ICMP error messages.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Network Address Translation (NAT) capability for Netfilter ("iptables") 1.2.6a and earlier leaks translated IP addresses in ICMP error messages.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.24% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-212
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102088521517722&w=2Mailing List
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4116Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9043.phpBroken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-030.phpBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-086.htmlBroken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4699Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102088521517722&w=2Mailing List
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4116Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9043.phpBroken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-030.phpBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-086.htmlBroken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4699Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.