MEDIUM
Mac OS X before 10.3 initializes the TCP timestamp with a constant number, which allows remote attackers to determine the system's uptime via the ID field in a TCP packet
Published Oct 30, 2003
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.28%
Description
Mac OS X before 10.3 initializes the TCP timestamp with a constant number, which allows remote attackers to determine the system's uptime via the ID field in a TCP packet.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.28% 0.01284
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01284
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.28% (0.01284) | 69.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.16% (0.01158) | 62.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.35% (0.00346) | 55.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00235) | 62.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00243) | 63.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 70.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 14, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 68.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00324) | 66.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00038.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00038.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 30, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Oct 24, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0882
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a