CVE-2010-4251
The socket implementation in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 does not properly manage a backlog of received packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a d…
Published: 2011-05-26 · CVSS: Unscored
The socket implementation in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 does not properly manage a backlog of received packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending a large amount of network traffic, as demonstrated by netperf UDP tests.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7