FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-06:08.sack

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-06:08.sack Security Advisory The FreeBSD Project Topic: Infinite loop in SACK handling Category: core Module: netinet Announced: 2006-02-01 Credits: Scott Wood...

FreeBSD -- Infinite loop in SACK handling

Problem description: When insufficient memory is available to handle an incoming selective acknowledgement, the TCP/IP stack may enter an infinite loop. Impact: By opening a TCP connection and sending a carefully crafted series of packets, an attacker may be able to cause a denial of service...