CVE-2005-1184

The TCP/IP stack in multiple operating systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

The TCP/IP stack in multiple operating systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a TCP packet with the correct sequence number but the wrong Acknowledgement number, which generates a large number of "keep alive" packets. NOTE: some followups indicate that this issue could not be replicated.

Exploit likelihood

32.7%Up 8.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2005-1184
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2005-1184
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-1187 No score

Record: EUVD-2005-1187
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-38jq-w6gg-wjm2 No score

The TCP/IP stack in multiple operating systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

Record: GHSA-38jq-w6gg-wjm2
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Multiple Vendor - TCP Session Acknowledgement Number Denial of Service	2004-12-13

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-1184 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published April 19, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.