Unscored severity · published Mar 3, 2004
CVE-2004-0002
The TCP MSS (maximum segment size) functionality in netinet allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via (1) a low MTU, which causes a large…
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CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The TCP MSS (maximum segment size) functionality in netinet allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via (1) a low MTU, which causes a large number of small packets to be produced, or (2) via a large number of packets with a small TCP payload, which cause a large number of calls to the resource-intensive sowakeup function.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.1% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
Freebsd · Freebsd
3.0; 3.0; 3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 3.4; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0002
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0002
Patch
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/cvs-src/2004-January/016271.html
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