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CVE-2004-0230

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…

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 80.3%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 80.3%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
80.29% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
juniper/junos · microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows 98 · microsoft/windows 98se · microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows xp · oracle/solaris · openpgp/openpgp · mcafee/network data loss prevention · netbsd/netbsd · xinuos/openserver · xinuos/unixware
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.