Description
RSniff 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection exhaustion) via a large number of connections with a command other than AUTHENTICATE, or without any data, which prevents the socket from being closed properly.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/rsniff-adv.txt
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108152508004665&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11339Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10093Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15823
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/rsniff-adv.txt
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108152508004665&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11339Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10093Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15823
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 9, 2004
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified