CVE-2004-1060

Multiple TCP/IP and ICMP implementations, when using Path MTU (PMTU) discovery (PMTUD), allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network throughput reduction for TCP connections) via forged ICMP ("Fragmentation Needed and Don't Fragment was Set") packets with a low next-hop MTU value, aka the "Path MTU discovery attack." NOTE: CVE-2004-0790, CVE-2004-0791, and CVE-2004-1060 have been SPLIT based on different attacks; CVE-2005-0065, CVE-2005-0066, CVE-2005-0067, and CVE-2005-0068 are related identifiers that are SPLIT based on the underlying vulnerability. While CVE normally SPLITs based on vulnerability, the attack-based identifiers exist due to the variety and number of affected implementations and solutions that address the attacks instead of the underlying vulnerabilities.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

74.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile

Published

2005-04-13

Updated

2024-08-08

ExploitDB entries (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25388
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/942

Security advisories

• http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20050412-icmp.shtml
• http://www.gont.com.ar/drafts/icmp-attacks-against-tcp.html
• http://www.uniras.gov.uk/niscc/docs/al-20050412-00308.html?lang=en
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13124
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-019

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry