5.0med

CVE-2001-03281 exploit

TCP implementations that use random increments for initial sequence numbers (ISN) can allow remote attackers to perform session hijacking o…

Published 25 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
18.1%
percentile 97%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

TCP implementations that use random increments for initial sequence numbers (ISN) can allow remote attackers to perform session hijacking or disruption by injecting a flood of packets with a range of ISN values, one of which may match the expected ISN.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

18.13% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-19522 Linux Kernel 2.2 - Predictable TCP Initial Sequence Number · remote · 1999-09-27

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/8044 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1033181 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4922 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/2682 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • cert.org /advisories/CA-2001-09.html · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/57 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • support.f5.com /csp/article/K19063943?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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