Description
The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth consumption) by sending ACK messages for packets that have not yet been received (optimistic ACKs), which can cause the sender to increase its transmission rate until it fills available bandwidth.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2005-3672 | The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth consumption) by sending ACK messages for packets that have not yet been received (optimistic ACKs), which can cause the sender to increase its transmission rate until it fills available bandwidth. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T23:17:23.421Z
Reserved: 2005-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2005-3675
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Status : Modified
Published: 2005-11-18T23:03:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2005-3675
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD