# CVE-2005-0740: The TCP stack (tcp\_input.c) in OpenBSD 3.5 and 3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system panic) via crafted values in

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-03-13 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The TCP stack (tcp_input.c) in OpenBSD 3.5 and 3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system panic) via crafted values in the TCP timestamp option, which causes invalid arguments to be used when calculating the retransmit timeout.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://www.openbsd.org/errata35.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13819
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012861
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12250

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