CVE-2008-4609

N/A Unknown
Published: October 20, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blog.robertlee.name/2008/10/conjecture-speculation.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://insecure.org/stf/tcp-dos-attack-explained.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2008-October/005360.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125856010926699&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com.au/articles/27154-TCP-is-fundamentally-borked
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080af511d.shtml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_response09186a0080a15120.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.cpni.gov.uk/Docs/tn-03-09-security-assessment-TCP.pdf
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2012-392727.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.outpost24.com/news/news-2008-10-02.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-251A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-048
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6340
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
https://www.cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/2008/tcp-vulnerabilities.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://blog.robertlee.name/2008/10/conjecture-speculation.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://insecure.org/stf/tcp-dos-attack-explained.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2008-October/005360.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125856010926699&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com.au/articles/27154-TCP-is-fundamentally-borked
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080af511d.shtml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_response09186a0080a15120.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.cpni.gov.uk/Docs/tn-03-09-security-assessment-TCP.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2012-392727.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.outpost24.com/news/news-2008-10-02.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-251A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-048
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6340
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://www.cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/2008/tcp-vulnerabilities.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link

30 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.9%
83th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-16

Affected Vendors

midnightbsd openbsd bsd dragonflybsd freebsd microsoft oracle cisco bsdi trustedbsd +2 more

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