CVE-2005-4316 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on HP-UX systems by sending fragmented IP packets that do not form a complete packet.

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-2005-4316?

CVE-2005-4316 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hp Hp-Ux, published on 17 Dec 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.04, B.11.11, and B.11.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service 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-2005-4316?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hp Hp-Ux.

How do I fix CVE-2005-4316?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4316 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-2005-4316 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-4316 exists.

Public exploit code: 4 Exploit-DB entries.

All Hp Hp-Ux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q4fx-wrwr-cfpx.

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