Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 19, 2000· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2000-0916
CVE-2000-0916
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.
Affected products
5Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2- ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:52.tcp-iss.ascnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1766nvdPatchVendor Advisory
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