Field Assessment
AI analysis pending.
CVE
CVE-2010-4165
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.9
EPSS
1.54%
Linux
Original Filing — NVD Description
The do_tcp_setsockopt function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not properly restrict TCP_MAXSEG (aka MSS) values, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a setsockopt call that specifies a small value, leading to a divide-by-zero error or incorrect use of a signed integer.