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TCP/IP: inconsistent flag handling

Package(s):

TCP/IP

CVE #(s):

Created:

May 5, 2003

Updated:

May 20, 2003

Description:

Various vendors' TCP/IP implementations handle packets containing unusual flag combinations in different ways, which may lead to a violation of implicit or explicit security policies.

See CERT VU#464113 and this BugTraq post for more information.

Alerts:

SCO Group

CSSA-2003-019.0

2003-05-05

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