CVE-2001-1244

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Multiple TCP implementations could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth and CPU exhaustion) by setting the maximum segment size (MSS) to a very small number and requesting large amounts of data, which generates more packets with less TCP-level data that amplify network traffic and consume more server CPU to process.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/195457
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2997Exploit, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6824
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/195457
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2997Exploit, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6824

Timeline

Published: Jul 7, 2001
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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