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.
Published 2008-10-20 17:59:26
Updated 2022-12-14 16:40:36
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Threat overview for CVE-2008-4609

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2008-4609
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 49152
IPs affected by CVE-2008-4609 55,700
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4609

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 4.55%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 92 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4609

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
7.1
HIGH AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
8.6
6.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2008-4609

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2008-4609

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