Flaw Puts TCP Data Transfer At Risk

[Sparky's]

This would put a damper on the web

A vulnerability found in Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) could allow an attacker to shut down parts of the Internet, U.S. and U.K. officials said Tuesday in separate alerts.

http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3343161

 

[stoid]

As Aretha Franklin said, "Take care, TCP!"

 

[MrMacMan]

'Sometimes the simplest of things are most destructive' -- Me.


Quite true in this case, how long have we been ing TCP? Forever!



The article doesn't state how easly/hard this is to exploit, any more details?

 

[Counterfit]

As Aretha Franklin said, "Take care, TCP!"

A bit heavy on the celebrating eh?

 

[MongoTheGeek]

If this is as bad as the guy says it could be really really bad.

 

[Sparky's]

'Sometimes the simplest of things are most destructive' -- Me.

Quite true in this case, how long have we been ing TCP? Forever!

The article doesn't state how easly/hard this is to exploit, any more details?

I'll do more research later, that was the whole article I posted the link to.

 

[MongoTheGeek]

I found this article. I new I wanted to see what El Reg had to say about it.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/21/tcp_vuln/

CERT says

edit: added cert ref

 

[Sparky's]

That's no light reading When I'm a little more awake and feel like supplementing my "War and Peace" diet I'll go back and try to get the jest of it!