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.
2005-05-02T04:00:00.000
2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Deferred
CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2000 | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2000 | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2000 | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2000 | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2000 | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2003_server | datacenter_64-bit | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2003_server | enterprise | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2003_server | enterprise | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2003_server | enterprise_64-bit | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2003_server | enterprise_64-bit | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2003_server | r2 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2003_server | r2 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2003_server | r2 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2003_server | standard | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2003_server | standard | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2003_server | standard_64-bit | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2003_server | web | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2003_server | web | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_98se | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_xp | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_xp | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_xp | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_xp | * | Yes |