PT-2005-4431 · None · Tcp

David Wetherall + 4 · Published 2005-11-18 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2005-3675

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by consuming bandwidth. This is achieved by sending ACK messages for packets that have not yet been received, which can cause the sender to increase its transmission rate until it fills available bandwidth.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-3675

Affected Products

Tcp

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3675 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23055 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/102014 · Note
• http://cs.umd.edu/~capveg/optack/optack-extended.pdf · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/15468 · Note