Description
The TCP implementation in (1) Linux, (2) platforms based on BSD Unix, (3) Microsoft Windows, (4) Cisco products, and probably other operating systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection queue exhaustion) via multiple vectors that manipulate information in the TCP state table, as demonstrated by sockstress.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
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n/aaffected
References
- http://blog.robertlee.name/2008/10/conjecture-speculation.html ↗
- https://www.cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/2008/tcp-vulnerabilities.html ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125856010926699&w=2 ↗
- http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2008-October/005360.html ↗
- http://insecure.org/stf/tcp-dos-attack-explained.html ↗
- http://www.outpost24.com/news/news-2008-10-02.html ↗
- http://www.cpni.gov.uk/Docs/tn-03-09-security-assessment-TCP.pdf ↗
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080af511d.shtml ↗
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-251A.html ↗
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2012-392727.html ↗
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_response09186a0080a15120.html ↗
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-048 ↗
- http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com.au/articles/27154-TCP-is-fundamentally-borked ↗
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6340 ↗
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150 ↗