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.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2002-05-03T04:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-08T04:51:07.750Z
Reserved: 2002-05-01T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2001-1244
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2001-07-07T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-20T23:37:14.187
Link: CVE-2001-1244
Redhat
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