TCP Vulnerability Alert

(Via SlashDot) According to Yahoo!, there is a critical flaw in TCP. "The flaw affecting the Internet's "transmission control protocol," or TCP, was discovered late last year by a computer researcher in Milwaukee. Paul Watson said he identified a method to reliably trick personal computers and routers into shutting down electronic conversations by resetting the machines remotely." The NISCC (UK) and the US-CERT have issued detailed advisories. TidBITS has written a good overview of the situation.

Posted by Tom on April 21, 2004