CVE-2000-0916 — HIGH severity vulnerability (FreeBSD 4.1.1 and earlier, and possibly other BSD-based OSes)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2000-0916 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2000-12-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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