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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2001-1225 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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:51:07.750Z

Reserved: 2002-05-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2001-1244

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2001-07-07T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2001-1244

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