Vulnerability CVE-2001-1244


Published: 2001-07-07   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

Type:

CWE-Other

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
SUN -> Solaris 
SUN -> Sunos 
Openbsd -> Openbsd 
Netbsd -> Netbsd 
Microsoft -> Windows 2000 
Microsoft -> Windows nt 
Linux -> Linux kernel 
HP -> Hp-ux 
HP -> VVOS 
Freebsd -> Freebsd 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/195457
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2997
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6824

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