CVE-2004-0171
FreeBSD 5.1 and earlier, and Mac OS X before 10.3.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
FreeBSD 5.1 and earlier, and Mac OS X before 10.3.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion of memory buffers and system crash) via a large number of out-of-sequence TCP packets, which prevents the operating system from creating new connections.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
FreeBSD 5.1 and earlier, and Mac OS X before 10.3.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion of memory buffers and system crash) via a large number of out-of-sequence TCP packets, which prevents the operating system from creating new connections.
- Record
CVE-2004-0171- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
FreeBSD 5.1 and earlier, and Mac OS X before 10.3.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion of memory buffers and system crash) via a large number of out-of-sequence TCP packets, which prevents the operating system from creating new connections.
- Record
CVE-2004-0171- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-0171 No score
FreeBSD 5.1 and earlier, and Mac OS X before 10.3.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion of memory buffers and system crash) via a large number of out-of-sequence TCP packets, which prevents the operating system from creating new connections.
- Record
EUVD-2004-0171- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g7p7-r9qm-8vc3 No score
FreeBSD 5.1 and earlier, and Mac OS X before 10.3.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
FreeBSD 5.1 and earlier, and Mac OS X before 10.3.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion of memory buffers and system crash) via a large number of out-of-sequence TCP packets, which prevents the operating system from creating new connections.
- Record
GHSA-g7p7-r9qm-8vc3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-0171 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Freebsd, published March 15, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.17%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
lists.seifried.org/pipermail/security/2004-May/003743.html
idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=78&type=vulnerabilities
securityfocus.com/bid/9792
osvdb.org/4124
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15369
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/395670
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0171
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g7p7-r9qm-8vc3