Attacks against TCP

form of denial-of-service attack

In computer security, WinNuke is an example of a Nuke remote denial-of-service attack (DoS) exploit that affected the Microsoft Windows 3.1x, Windows NT 3x, Windows 95 and Windows NT 4 computer operating systems. The exploit sent a string of Out-of-band data (OOB data) to the target computer on TCP port 139 (NetBIOS), causing it to lock up and display a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). This does not damage or change the data on the computer's hard disk, but any unsaved data would be lost. This exploit has been patched with the release of Windows Socket 2 update for Windows 95 and Service Pack 3 fo

Cyberattack involving counterfeit packets

type of computer security exploit