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CVE-2016-5696

medium · 4.8

net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7 does not properly determine the rate of challenge ACK segments, which makes it easier for remote attackers to hijack TCP sessions via a blind in-window attack.

4.8
CVSS
15.1%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
97th
EPSS percentile
2016-08-06
Published

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
googleandroid<= 7.0
oraclevm_server3.3
oraclevm_server3.4
linuxlinux_kernel<= 4.6.6

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References

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