Description
Selective Acknowledgement (SACK) in FreeBSD 5.3 and 5.4 does not properly handle an incoming selective acknowledgement when there is insufficient memory, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).
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/18696
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/399
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015566
- http://www.osvdb.org/22861Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16466
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0409
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24453
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18696
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/399
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015566
- http://www.osvdb.org/22861Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16466
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0409
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24453
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 2, 2006
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified