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Predictable TCP sequence numbers allow spoofing

Published Sep 29, 1999

Description

Predictable TCP sequence numbers allow spoofing.

Affected products

Remediation

Red Hat statement

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, 5, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG. The Linux kernel has implemented secure random number generated initial TCP sequences to prevent TCP hijacking attacks since 1996.

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (5)

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 29, 1999
Updated Aug 1, 2024
Reserved Jun 7, 1999
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
ENISA EUVD
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 29, 1999
Updated Aug 1, 2024
Exploited since n/a
EUVD-1999-0077