CVE-2008-4609

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The TCP implementation in (1) Linux, (2) platforms based on BSD Unix, (3) Microsoft Windows, (4) Cisco products, and pro

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.1 EPSS 0.01982

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CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

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bsdall versions
bsdi bsd osall versions
cisco iosall versions

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7.1

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Published to NVD20 Oct 2008 · 05:59 PM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://blog.robertlee.name/2008/10/conjecture-speculation.htmlBroken Link

http://insecure.org/stf/tcp-dos-attack-explained.htmlBroken Link

http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2008-October/005360.htmlBroken Link

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125856010926699&w=2Third Party Advisory

http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com.au/articles/27154-TCP-is-fundamentally-borkedBroken Link

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080af511d.shtmlBroken Link

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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_response09186a0080a15120.htmlBroken Link

http://www.cpni.gov.uk/Docs/tn-03-09-security-assessment-TCP.pdfBroken Link

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150Broken Link

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2012-392727.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.outpost24.com/news/news-2008-10-02.htmlBroken Link

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-251A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-048PatchThird Party Advisory

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6340Broken Link

https://www.cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/2008/tcp-vulnerabilities.htmlBroken Link

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