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TI-2005-00685 Aliases CVE-2005-0740GHSA-xjqv-85hf-cf6h

The TCP stack (tcp_input.c) in OpenBSD 3.5 and 3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a…

Priority LOW 26Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The TCP stack (tcp_input.c) in OpenBSD 3.5 and 3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system panic) via crafted values in the TCP timestamp option, which causes invalid arguments to be used when calculating the retransmit timeout.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01568 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 17

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9VulnerableOpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
Show 7 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6VulnerableOpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0740
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xjqv-85hf-cf6h

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2002-00376 Integer overflow in xdr_array function in RPC servers for operating systems that use… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2003-00437 Off-by-one error in the fb_realpath() function, as derived from the realpath function in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2007-05153 Stack-based buffer overflow in the cons_options function in options.c in dhcpd in OpenBSD… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2001-00539 Buffer overflow in BSD-based telnetd telnet daemon on various operating systems allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2026-40218 sppp_pap_input in sys/net/if_spppsubr.c in OpenBSD before 076e2b1 allows authentication… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
  • TI-2004-00444 Heap-based buffer overflow in proxy_util.c for mod_proxy in Apache 1.3.25 to 1.3.31… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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