CVE-2004-0230

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    CVE-2004-0230

    Published: 18 Aug 2004Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: TCP, when using a large Window Size, makes it easier for remote attackers to guess sequence numbers and cause a denial of service (connection loss) to persistent TCP connections by repeatedly injecting a TCP RST packet, especially in protocols that use long-lived connections, such as BGP.

    References: ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2004-006.txt.asc, ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.3/SCOSA-2005.3.txt, ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.9/SCOSA-2005.9.txt, ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.14/SCOSA-2005.14.txt, ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040403-01-A.asc, http://kb.juniper.net/JSA10638, http://secunia.com/advisories/11440, http://secunia.com/advisories/11458, http://secunia.com/advisories/22341, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/415294, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10183, http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-111A.html, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3983, https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-019, https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-064, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15886, https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10053, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108302060014745&w=2, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108506952116653&w=2, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10183, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html, https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10053, http://secunia.com/advisories/11440, http://secunia.com/advisories/11458, http://secunia.com/advisories/22341, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3983, ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.3/SCOSA-2005.3.txt, ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.9/SCOSA-2005.9.txt, ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.14/SCOSA-2005.14.txt, http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040420-tcp-ios.shtml, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/415294, http://www.osvdb.org/4030, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded, http://www.uniras.gov.uk/vuls/2004/236929/index.htm, http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-111A.html, https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10053, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2689, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A270, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3508, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4791, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5711

    Affected packages

    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