CVE-2000-0916

N/A Unknown
Published: December 19, 2000 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

FreeBSD 4.1.1 and earlier, and possibly other BSD-based OSes, uses an insufficient random number generator to generate initial TCP sequence numbers (ISN), which allows remote attackers to spoof TCP connections.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1766
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:52.tcp-iss.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1766
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
8.3%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

freebsd