# CVE-2003-0804: The arplookup function in FreeBSD 5.1 and earlier, Mac OS X before 10.2.8, and possibly other BSD-based systems, allows remote attackers on

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2003-09-25 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The arplookup function in FreeBSD 5.1 and earlier, Mac OS X before 10.2.8, and possibly other BSD-based systems, allows remote attackers on a local subnet to cause a denial of service (resource starvation and panic) via a flood of spoofed ARP requests.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040502-01-P.asc
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:14.arp.asc
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798

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