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CVE-2001-12441 exploit
Multiple TCP implementations could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth and CPU exhaustion) by setting the maximu…
Published 25 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
22.0%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
21.96% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-20997 HP-UX 11 / Linux Kernel 2.4 / Windows 2000/NT 4.0 / IRIX 6.5 - Small TCP MSS Denial of Service · dos · 2001-07-07
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Technology feeds
- Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)
References
- securityfocus.com /archive/1/195457 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/6824 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/2997 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2001-1244
- NVD: CVE-2001-1244
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