57795 : Microsoft Windows TCP/IP Implementation Queue Connection Saturation TCP State Table Remote DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2009-09-08

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-4609" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : 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.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Patch / RCS
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2008-4609 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 36597 36602 36603
SCIP VulDB ID: 4029
Related OSVDB ID: 57796 57797
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 967723
Other Advisory URL: http://blog.robertlee.name/2008/10/conjecture-speculation.html
http://insecure.org/stf/tcp-dos-attack-explained.html
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com.au/articles/27154-TCP-is-fundamentally-borked
http://www.outpost24.com/news/news-2008-10-02.html
https://www.cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/2008/tcp-vulnerabilities.html
Mail List Post: http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2008-October/005360.html
News Article: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10346665-56.html
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2012-392727.html
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS09-048

Tools & Filters

	40891

Credit

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2008-10-20 | Disagree?

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