CVE-2004-0171

Description

FreeBSD 5.1 and earlier, and Mac OS X before 10.3.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion of memory buffers and system crash) via a large number of out-of-sequence TCP packets, which prevents the operating system from creating new connections.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.42% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory seifried.org Vendor Advisory freebsd.org Vendor Advisory idefense.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.seifried.org/pipermail/security/2004-May/003743.html	vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:04.tcp.asc	vendor advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=78&type=vulnerabilities	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9792	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/4124	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15369	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/395670	third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0171?: CVE-2004-0171 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0171?: To fix CVE-2004-0171, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0171 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0171 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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