An unspecified Fortinet product, possibly Fortinet28, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a "small synflood" to the SMTP port (TCP port 25), as demonstrated by a 10-microsecond wait between sending packets
Published Apr 21, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.58%
Description
An unspecified Fortinet product, possibly Fortinet28, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a "small synflood" to the SMTP port (TCP port 25), as demonstrated by a 10-microsecond wait between sending packets. NOTE: this issue has been disputed in followup posts that suggest that a protection feature is triggering a RST.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.58% (0.01578) | 74.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.58% (0.01578) | 72.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.71% (0.00711) | 70.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.22% (0.01216) | 85.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 14, 2023 | 1.22% (0.01216) | 83.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01141) | 82.52th | 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://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-04/0449.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-04/0472.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431404/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-04/0449.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-04/0472.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431404/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
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