CVE-2008-4609
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Oct 20, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Oct 20, 2008
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- http://blog.robertlee.name/2008/10/conjecture-speculation.html
- https://www.cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/2008/tcp-vulnerabilities.html
- HPSBMI02473vendor-advisory
- [dailydave] 20081002 TCP Resource Exhaustion DoS Attack Speculationmailing-list
- 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
- 20090908 TCP State Manipulation Denial of Service Vulnerabilities in Multiple Cisco Productsvendor-advisory
- TA09-251Athird-party-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2012-392727.html
- 20081017 Cisco Response to Outpost24 TCP State Table Manipulation Denial of Service Vulnerabilitiesvendor-advisory
- MS09-048vendor-advisory
- http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com.au/articles/27154-TCP-is-fundamentally-borked
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6340vdb-entrysignature
- MDVSA-2013:150vendor-advisory
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