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CVE-2004-0230

Published: May 5, 2004Updated: May 2, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
80.9%
Top 0.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

TCP, when using a large Window Size, makes it easier for remote attackers to guess sequence numbers and cause a denial of service (connection loss) to persistent TCP connections by repeatedly injecting a TCP RST packet, especially in protocols that use long-lived connections, such as BGP.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

junosjuniperNetworking Infrastructure
windows 2000microsoft
OS
Operating Systems / windows
windows 98microsoft
OS
Operating Systems / windows
windows 98semicrosoft
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
windows server 2003microsoft
OS
Operating Systems / windows
junipercommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka juniper networks, juniper networks inc.
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
and 14 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

Exploit details including PoC links, Metasploit modules, and scanner templates are available after registration.

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Official Patch Available

References

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2004-006.txt.asc
ftp.netbsd.org
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.3/SCOSA-2005.3.txt
ftp.sco.com
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.9/SCOSA-2005.9.txt
ftp.sco.com
and 46 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
May 5, 2004
Last Updated
May 2, 2025

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