Description
Multiple TCP implementations with Protection Against Wrapped Sequence Numbers (PAWS) with the timestamps option enabled allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection loss) via a spoofed packet with a large timer value, which causes the host to discard later packets because they appear to be too old.
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://secunia.com/advisories/15393
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15417/Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18222
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18662
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-032.htm
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sn-20050518-tcpts.shtmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/637934Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13676Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20635
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15393
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15417/Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18222
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18662
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-032.htm
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sn-20050518-tcpts.shtmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/637934Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13676Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20635
Timeline
- Published
- May 31, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified