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.
Published: 2008-10-20
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: 1.9% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-4589 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.
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Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 Firmware Catalyst Blade Switch 3120 Catalyst Blade Switch 3120 Firmware Catalyst Blade Switch 3120x Catalyst Blade Switch 3120x Firmware Ios
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Freebsd Freebsd
Linux Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista Windows Xp
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Netbsd Netbsd
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Oracle Solaris
Trustedbsd Trustedbsd
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:24:20.677Z

Reserved: 2008-10-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4609

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-10-20T17:59:26.163

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-4609

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2009-09-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-4609 - Bugzilla

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