# CVE-2005-0356: Multiple TCP implementations with Protection Against Wrapped Sequence Numbers (PAWS) with the timestamps option enabled allow remote attacke

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-05-31 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple TCP implementations with Protection Against Wrapped Sequence Numbers (PAWS) with the timestamps option enabled allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection loss) via a spoofed packet with a large timer value, which causes the host to discard later packets because they appear to be too old.

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20635
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15393
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/637934
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15417/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18662
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.64/SCOSA-2005.64.txt
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:15.tcp.asc
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13676
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sn-20050518-tcpts.shtml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18222
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-032.htm
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1008

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