Multiple TCP/IP and ICMP implementations, when using Path MTU (PMTU) discovery (PMTUD), allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network throughput reduction for TCP connections) via forged ICMP ("Fragmentation Needed and Don't Fragment was Set") packets with a low next-hop MTU value, aka the "Path MTU discovery attack." NOTE: CVE-2004-0790, CVE-2004-0791, and CVE-2004-1060 have been SPLIT based on different attacks; CVE-2005-0065, CVE-2005-0066, CVE-2005-0067, and CVE-2005-0068 are related identifiers that are SPLIT based on the underlying vulnerability. While CVE normally SPLITs based on vulnerability, the attack-based identifiers exist due to the variety and number of affected implementations and solutions that address the attacks instead of the underlying vulnerabilities.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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Updated: 2024-08-08T00:39:00.438Z

Reserved: 2004-11-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2004-1060

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2004-04-12T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2004-1060

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