CVE-2001-1244
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.
Published:Jul 7, 2001
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:May 3, 2002
EPSS Score:0.16801
CVSS Score:5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Freebsd
Product
Freebsd
Freebsd
Freebsd
Vendor
Hp
Product
Hp-ux
Hp
Hp-ux
Vendor
Hp
Product
Vvos
Hp
Vvos
Vendor
Linux
Product
Linux Kernel
Linux
Linux Kernel
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 2000
Microsoft
Windows 2000
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Nt
Microsoft
Windows Nt
Vendor
Netbsd
Product
Netbsd
Netbsd
Netbsd
Vendor
Openbsd
Product
Openbsd
Openbsd
Openbsd
Vendor
Sun
Product
Sunos
Sun
Sunos
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
