Unscored severity · published Mar 15, 2004
CVE-2004-0171
FreeBSD 5.1 and earlier, and Mac OS X before 10.3.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion of memory buffers and system crash) via a large…
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CVSS
3.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
FreeBSD 5.1 and earlier, and Mac OS X before 10.3.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion of memory buffers and system crash) via a large number of out-of-sequence TCP packets, which prevents the operating system from creating new connections.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.2% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
Freebsd · Freebsd
4.6.2; 4.7; 4.8; 4.9; 5.0; 5.1; +1 more · source: NVD
OP
Openbsd · Openbsd
3.3; 3.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0171
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0171
lists.seifried.org
http://lists.seifried.org/pipermail/security/2004-May/003743.html
Patch
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=78&type=vulnerabilities
US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/395670
www.osvdb.org
http://www.osvdb.org/4124
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9792
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