FreeBSD Accept Filter Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:4879

Info

FreeBSD Accept Filter Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 4879
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 29 2002 12:00AM
Updated: May 29 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Credited to Mike Silbersack <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.5 -RELEASE
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

FreeBSD Accept Filter Denial of Service Vulnerability

It has been reported that it is possible to deny access to a service when FreeBSD accept filters are in use. This occurs because of an error in the implementation of these filters. It is possible to fill the connection queue by sending repeated 'incomplete' requests (for example, partial HTTP requests). Until the connections time out or are completed, other clients will not be able to access the service.

Exploit / POC

FreeBSD Accept Filter Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

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