CVE-2004-1060 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting multiple TCP/IP and ICMP implementations that utilize Path MTU Discovery (PMTUD). Remote attackers can exploit this by sending forged ICMP "Fragmentation Needed" packets with a low next-hop MTU value, leading to a significant reduction in network throughput for TCP connections. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial denial of service (A:P). While there is no evidence of active exploitation, exploit code for related issues exists in ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has a high FAUCET Risk Score of 98/100, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:icmp:icmp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tcp:tcp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.