CVE-2005-3675

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth consumption) by sending ACK messages for packets that…

published November 18, 2005

CVSS
—
EPSS
2%
Percentile
83.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02317 · 83.3th percentile
Published
2005-11-18T23:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 NOV 23:00Z
    The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth consumption) by sending ACK messages for packets that…
    cvelistv5