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CVE-2008-4609

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Published at: - 20-10-2008 07:59
Last modified: - 26-10-2022 01:44
Total changes: - 5

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.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Low
Attack complexity
Network
Attack vector
High
Availability
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
-
Privileges required
-
Scope
-
User interaction
7.1
Base score
8.6
6.9
Exploitability score
Impact score
 

Verification logic

 

Reference

 


Keywords

NVD

 

CVE-2008-4609

 

CVE

 

Common vulnerabilities & exposures

 

CVSS

 

Common vulnerability scoring system

 

Security

 

Vulnerabilities

 

Exposures

 

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