CVE-2005-3675
Description
The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth consumption) by sending ACK messages for packets that have not yet been received (optimistic ACKs), which can cause the sender to increase its transmission rate until it fills available bandwidth.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:LAccess ComplexityLow
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:NIntegrityNone
A:CAvailabilityComplete
Weaknesses
Affected Products
tcp
oss-project
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Exploitability
No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
References
http://www.cs.umd.edu/~capveg/optack/optack-extended.pdf
cs.umd.edu
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/102014
kb.cert.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15468/
securityfocus.com
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