{ "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2008-4609", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "n/a", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "n/a" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "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." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "n/a" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "http://blog.robertlee.name/2008/10/conjecture-speculation.html", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://blog.robertlee.name/2008/10/conjecture-speculation.html" }, { "name": "https://www.cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/2008/tcp-vulnerabilities.html", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://www.cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/2008/tcp-vulnerabilities.html" }, { "name": "HPSBMI02473", "refsource": "HP", "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125856010926699&w=2" }, { "name": "[dailydave] 20081002 TCP Resource Exhaustion DoS Attack Speculation", "refsource": "MLIST", "url": "http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2008-October/005360.html" }, { "name": "http://insecure.org/stf/tcp-dos-attack-explained.html", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://insecure.org/stf/tcp-dos-attack-explained.html" }, { "name": "http://www.outpost24.com/news/news-2008-10-02.html", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://www.outpost24.com/news/news-2008-10-02.html" }, { "name": "http://www.cpni.gov.uk/Docs/tn-03-09-security-assessment-TCP.pdf", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://www.cpni.gov.uk/Docs/tn-03-09-security-assessment-TCP.pdf" }, { "name": "20090908 TCP State Manipulation Denial of Service Vulnerabilities in Multiple Cisco Products", "refsource": "CISCO", "url": "http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080af511d.shtml" }, { "name": "TA09-251A", "refsource": "CERT", "url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-251A.html" }, { "name": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2012-392727.html", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2012-392727.html" }, { "name": "20081017 Cisco Response to Outpost24 TCP State Table Manipulation Denial of Service Vulnerabilities", "refsource": "CISCO", "url": "http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_response09186a0080a15120.html" }, { "name": "MS09-048", "refsource": "MS", "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-048" }, { "name": "http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com.au/articles/27154-TCP-is-fundamentally-borked", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com.au/articles/27154-TCP-is-fundamentally-borked" }, { "name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6340", "refsource": "OVAL", "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6340" }, { "name": "MDVSA-2013:150", "refsource": "MANDRIVA", "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150" }, { "name": "SSRT080138", "refsource": "HP", "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125856010926699&w=2" } ] } }