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CVE-2004-0791

Multiple TCP/IP and ICMP implementations allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

5.0 MediumPublic exploitFix available

CVE-2004-0791 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Sun Solaris, published April 12, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.3%, the 97th percentile. Fixed in kernel 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL.

Multiple TCP/IP and ICMP implementations allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network throughput reduction for TCP connections) via a blind throughput-reduction attack using spoofed Source Quench packets, aka the "ICMP Source Quench 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.

Exploit likelihood

20.3%Up 7.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
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What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Multiple TCP/IP and ICMP implementations allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network throughput reduction for TCP connections) via a blind throughput-reduction attack using spoofed Source Quench packets, aka the "ICMP Source Quench 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.

Record
CVE-2004-0791
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

Multiple TCP/IP and ICMP implementations allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network throughput reduction for TCP connections) via a blind throughput-reduction attack using spoofed Source Quench packets, aka the "ICMP Source Quench 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.

Record
CVE-2004-0791
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-0789 No score

Multiple TCP/IP and ICMP implementations allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network throughput reduction for TCP connections) via a blind throughput-reduction attack using spoofed Source Quench packets, aka the "ICMP Source Quench 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.

Record
EUVD-2004-0789
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fqvv-84gm-c2c5 No score

Multiple TCP/IP and ICMP implementations allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

Multiple TCP/IP and ICMP implementations allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network throughput reduction for TCP connections) via a blind throughput-reduction attack using spoofed Source Quench packets, aka the "ICMP Source Quench 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.

Record
GHSA-fqvv-84gm-c2c5
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBMultiple Vendor ICMP Implementation - Spoofed Source Quench Packet Denial of Service2005-04-12

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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