CVE-2003-1230

N/A
Published: August 17, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:03 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFreeBSD

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

The implementation of SYN cookies (syncookies) in FreeBSD 4.5 through 5.0-RELEASE-p3 uses only 32-bit internal keys when generating syncookies, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute force ISN guessing attacks and spoof legitimate traffic.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

4.5 ≤ v ≤ 5.0-RELEASE-p3

Remediation

No guide yet

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References (5)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/8142/
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.osvdb.org/19785
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDPatch
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5013
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6920

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
NONE
Vector?

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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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