MEDIUM
RSniff 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection exhaustion) via a large number of connections with a command other than AUTHENTICATE, or without any data, which prevents the socket from being closed properly
Published May 10, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.63%
Description
RSniff 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection exhaustion) via a large number of connections with a command other than AUTHENTICATE, or without any data, which prevents the socket from being closed properly.
Affected products
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.63% 0.01634
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01634
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01634) | 75.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01634) | 73.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.91% (0.00911) | 74.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.44% (0.01444) | 87.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2024 | 1.44% (0.01444) | 86.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.83% (0.01834) | 86.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/rsniff-adv.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108152508004665&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11339 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10093 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15823 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/rsniff-adv.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108152508004665&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/11339 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10093 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15823 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 10, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved May 4, 2005
Link CVE-2004-1918
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a