CVE-2005-3675

N/A Unknown
Published: November 18, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.cs.umd.edu/~capveg/optack/optack-extended.pdf
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/102014
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15468/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23055
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.cs.umd.edu/~capveg/optack/optack-extended.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/102014
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15468/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23055
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.5%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

tcp