CVE-2005-1184

Published Apr 19, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 32.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
The TCP/IP stack in multiple operating systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a TCP packet with the correct sequence number but the wrong Acknowledgement number, which generates a large number of "keep alive" packets. NOTE: some followups indicate that this issue could not be replicated.

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 9:44 PM
Reserved
Apr 19, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 2, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:12 PM