FreeBSD <7.0 DoS via improper TCP TSopt handling
CVE-2022-32264 Published on September 6, 2022

sys/netinet/tcp_timer.h in FreeBSD before 7.0 contains a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability due to improper handling of TSopt on TCP connections. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2022-32264 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

The software does not handle or incorrectly handles an exceptional condition.


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Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.54%
Percentile
67.12%

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