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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-0791 · published 12 April 2005

CVE-2004-0791: Sun solaris vulnerability

Sun · Solaris

Multiple TCP/IP and ICMP implementations allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network throughput reduction for TCP connections) via a blind throughput-reduction attack using spoofed Source Quench packets, aka the "ICMP Source Quench 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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 20% · top 2.6%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
20%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
48References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple TCP/IP and ICMP implementations allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network throughput reduction for TCP connections) via a blind throughput-reduction attack using spoofed Source Quench packets, aka the "ICMP Source Quench 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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.4/SCOSA-2006.4.txt
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112861397904255&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/18317
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/19
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/57
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101658-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57746-1 Vendor Advisory
http://www.gont.com.ar/drafts/icmp-attacks-against-tcp.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-016.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-017.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-043.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418882/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13124
http://www.uniras.gov.uk/niscc/docs/al-20050412-00308.html?lang=en Vendor Advisory
http://www.watersprings.org/pub/id/draft-gont-tcpm-icmp-attacks-03.txt
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10228
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1112
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A184
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A464
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A596
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A688
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A726
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.4/SCOSA-2006.4.txt
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112861397904255&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/18317
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/19
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/57
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101658-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57746-1 Vendor Advisory
http://www.gont.com.ar/drafts/icmp-attacks-against-tcp.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-016.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-017.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-043.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418882/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13124
http://www.uniras.gov.uk/niscc/docs/al-20050412-00308.html?lang=en Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-0791), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.