CVE-2004-0744 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Mac OS X by sending fragmented IP packets that consume memory and resources.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-0744?
CVE-2004-0744 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 12 Aug 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The TCP/IP Networking component in Mac OS X before 10.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and resource consumption) via a "Rose Attack" that involves sending a subset of small IP fragments that do not form a complete, larger packet.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0744?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0744?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0744 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2004-0744 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0744 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5h68-87jm-pwv5.