CVE-2004-1060
Multiple TCP/IP and ICMP implementations, when using Path MTU (PMTU) discovery (PMTUD), allow remote attackers to cause a denial of…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 74.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.5% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Multiple TCP/IP and ICMP implementations, when using Path MTU (PMTU) discovery (PMTUD), allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network throughput reduction for TCP connections) via forged ICMP ("Fragmentation Needed and Don't Fragment was Set") packets with a low next-hop MTU value, aka the "Path MTU discovery 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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
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Exploit-DB2 entries
- Microsoft Windows - Malformed IP Options Denial of Service (MS05-019) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 942dos, windowspublished 17 Apr 2005Verified
- Multiple Vendor ICMP Implementation - Malformed Path MTU Denial of Service (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 25388dos, multiplepublished 12 Apr 2005Verified
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Timeline
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By mitre
- 5 months later
· 5 months later
Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 74.7% · top 0.5% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
19
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:181 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:196 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:780 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 13124 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- HPSBUX01164 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 20050412 Crafted ICMP Messages Can Cause Denial of Service (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3826 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.gont.com.ar/drafts/icmp-attacks-against-tcp.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:405 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- SSRT4743 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:899 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- MS05-019 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 18317 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2188 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:651 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.uniras.gov.uk/niscc/docs/al-20050412-00308.html?lang=en (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 19 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 57 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5386 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2004-1058 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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