CVE-2004-1060
Multiple TCP/IP and ICMP implementations, when using Path MTU (PMTU) discovery (PMTUD), allow remote attackers to cause a denial of…
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- mitre
Description
Multiple TCP/IP and ICMP implementations, when using Path MTU (PMTU) discovery (PMTUD), allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network throughput reduction for TCP connections) via forged ICMP ("Fragmentation Needed and Don't Fragment was Set") packets with a low next-hop MTU value, aka the "Path MTU discovery attack." NOTE: CVE-2004-0790, CVE-2004-0791, and CVE-2004-1060 have been SPLIT based on different attacks; CVE-2005-0065, CVE-2005-0066, CVE-2005-0067, and CVE-2005-0068 are related identifiers that are SPLIT based on the underlying vulnerability. While CVE normally SPLITs based on vulnerability, the attack-based identifiers exist due to the variety and number of affected implementations and solutions that address the attacks instead of the underlying vulnerabilities.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 74.7% · top 0.5% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (19)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:181 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:196 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:780 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 13124 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- HPSBUX01164 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 20050412 Crafted ICMP Messages Can Cause Denial of Service (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3826 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.gont.com.ar/drafts/icmp-attacks-against-tcp.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:405 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- SSRT4743 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:899 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- MS05-019 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 18317 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2188 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:651 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.uniras.gov.uk/niscc/docs/al-20050412-00308.html?lang=en (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 19 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 57 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5386 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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