CVE-2004-0791
MEDIUMEPSS 97th pctlDescription
Multiple TCP/IP and ICMP implementations allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network throughput reduction for TCP connections) via a blind throughput-reduction attack using spoofed Source Quench packets, aka the "ICMP Source Quench attack." NOTE: CVE-2004-0790, CVE-2004-0791, and CVE-2004-1060 have been SPLIT based on different attacks; CVE-2005-0065, CVE-2005-0066, CVE-2005-0067, and CVE-2005-0068 are related identifiers that are SPLIT based on the underlying vulnerability. While CVE normally SPLITs based on vulnerability, the attack-based identifiers exist due to the variety and number of affected implementations and solutions that address the attacks instead of the underlying vulnerabilities.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112861397904255&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18317
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/19
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/57
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101658-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57746-1
- http://www.gont.com.ar/drafts/icmp-attacks-against-tcp.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-016.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-017.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-043.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418882/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13124
- http://www.uniras.gov.uk/niscc/docs/al-20050412-00308.html?lang=en
- http://www.watersprings.org/pub/id/draft-gont-tcpm-icmp-attacks-03.txt
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10228
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1112
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A184
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A464
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A596
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A688
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A726
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