CVE-2004-0230

high

Description

TCP, when using a large Window Size, makes it easier for remote attackers to guess sequence numbers and cause a denial of service (connection loss) to persistent TCP connections by repeatedly injecting a TCP RST packet, especially in protocols that use long-lived connections, such as BGP.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5711

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4791

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3508

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A270

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2689

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10053

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15886

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-064

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-019

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3983

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-111A.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/415294

http://secunia.com/advisories/22341

http://secunia.com/advisories/11458

http://secunia.com/advisories/11440

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108506952116653&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108302060014745&w=2

http://kb.juniper.net/JSA10638

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2004-08-18

Updated: 2018-10-19

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High