CVE-2001-1244
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- May 3, 2002
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Reserved
- May 1, 2002
Description
Multiple TCP implementations could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth and CPU exhaustion) by setting the maximum segment size (MSS) to a very small number and requesting large amounts of data, which generates more packets with less TCP-level data that amplify network traffic and consume more server CPU to process.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 20010708 Small TCP packets == very large overhead == DoS?mailing-list
- tcp-mss-dos(6824)vdb-entry
- 2997vdb-entry
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