Insufficient Random Number Generator in FreeBSD and BSD-based OSes Allows TCP Connection Spoofing

CVE-2000-0916 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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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