Firewalls from multiple vendors empty state tables more slowly than they are filled, which allows remote attackers to flood state tables with packet flooding attacks such as (1) TCP SYN flood, (2) UDP flood, or (3) Crikey CRC Flood, which causes the firewall to refuse any new connections
Published Nov 16, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.99%
Description
Firewalls from multiple vendors empty state tables more slowly than they are filled, which allows remote attackers to flood state tables with packet flooding attacks such as (1) TCP SYN flood, (2) UDP flood, or (3) Crikey CRC Flood, which causes the firewall to refuse any new connections.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.7.1
- 2.7.1r1
- 2.7.1r2
- 2.7.1r3
- 2.10_r3
- 2.10_r4
- 3.0.1r1
- 3.0.1r2
- 3.0.3_r1.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.99% (0.01986) | 79.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.99% (0.01986) | 77.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 18, 2025 | 1.92% (0.01918) | 82.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.80% (0.00795) | 72.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.13% (0.01130) | 85.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00407) | 73.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 71.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00289) | 68.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00271) | 67.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00255) | 64.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.22% (0.01220) | 83.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10449.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/539363 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6023 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10449.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/539363 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6023 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
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