CVE-2000-0916 describes a vulnerability in FreeBSD 4.1.1 and earlier, and potentially other BSD-based operating systems, where an inadequate random number generator is used for initial TCP sequence numbers (ISN). This flaw allows remote attackers to spoof TCP connections, posing a significant risk to network integrity. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or readily available Metasploit/Nuclei exploits, an ExploitDB entry for a similar Linux kernel vulnerability suggests the underlying concept is understood. The CVE has minimal community discussion and media coverage, indicating a low public profile despite its high FAUCET Risk Score.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.