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CVE-2004-0230

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2004-08-18 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

TCP, when using a large Window Size, makes it easier for remote attackers to guess sequence numbers and cause a denial of service (connection loss) to persistent TCP connections by repeatedly injecting a TCP RST packet, especially in protocols that use long-lived connections, such as BGP.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Windows 98Microsoft Windows 98SeNetbsd NetbsdOracle SolarisMicrosoft Windows XpMcafee Network Data Loss PreventionXinuos OpenserverMicrosoft Windows Server 2003Microsoft Windows 2000Openpgp Openpgp

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References