Title: NISCC Vulnerability Advisory ICMP - 532967 Abstract: ICMP is the control protocol for IP (Internet Protocol), a core network protocol used in the majority of networked computer systems today. Most vendors include support for this protocol in their products and may be impacted to varying degrees. Furthermore any network service or application that relies on a long-lived TCP connection will also be impacted if the host processes ICMP messages in accordance with RFC 1122. For the Source Quench attack the severity will depend on the throughput of the TCP connection; the application may well become unusable. Vendors affected: multiple Operating Systems affected: multiple Applications/Services affected: multiple Zie verder: http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/al-20050412-00308.html?lang=en