CVE

Id
4902  
CVE No.
CVE-2002-0510  
Status
Candidate  
Description
The UDP implementation in Linux 2.4.x kernels keeps the IP Identification field at 0 for all non-fragmented packets, which could allow remote attackers to determine that a target system is running Linux.  
Phase
Proposed (20020611)  
Votes
ACCEPT(3) Foat, Frech, Green | NOOP(3) Cole, Cox, Wall  
Comments
CHANGE> [Cox changed vote from REVIEWING to NOOP] | Cox> So I asked some kernel guys about this - it"s not considered | an issue. There are several other ways to identify Linux on | the wire and people who care about this kind of thing rewrite | their packets in various ways via firewall technology to trick | the identifier programs.