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CVE-2001-1244
Published: May 3, 2002
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Multiple TCP implementations could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth and CPU exhaustion) by setting the maximum segment size (MSS) to a very small number and requesting large amounts of data, which generates more packets with less TCP-level data that amplify network traffic and consume more server CPU to process.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20010708 Small TCP packets == very large overhead == DoS?
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