CVE-2005-0740

N/A Unknown
Published: January 13, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

The TCP stack (tcp_input.c) in OpenBSD 3.5 and 3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system panic) via crafted values in the TCP timestamp option, which causes invalid arguments to be used when calculating the retransmit timeout.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/13819
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012861
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openbsd.org/errata35.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12250
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/13819
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012861
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openbsd.org/errata35.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12250
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.9%
76th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

openbsd