CVEvulnerability
CVE-2003-1230
6.4 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2003-12-31
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.4 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Description
The implementation of SYN cookies (syncookies) in FreeBSD 4.5 through 5.0-RELEASE-p3 uses only 32-bit internal keys when generating syncookies, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute force ISN guessing attacks and spoof legitimate traffic.
Related
Referenced by CWE · observed example (1)
- CWE-334 Small Space of Random Values weakness
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8142/ Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/19785 www.osvdb.org
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5013 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6920 Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11397 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8142/ Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/19785 www.osvdb.org
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5013 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6920 Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11397 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com