CVE-2008-4609

HighCVSS 7.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The TCP implementation in (1) Linux, (2) platforms based on BSD Unix, (3) Microsoft Windows, (4) Cisco products, and probably other operating systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection queue exhaustion) via multiple vectors that manipulate information in the TCP state table, as demonstrated by sockstress.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.1/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-16

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 20, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-4609: High severity, CVSS 7.1 | Vulnix