CVE-2016-5696
MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 14.5%
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.
- CVSS v3.0 NVD
- 4.8 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 5.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - EPSS
- 14.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 97th percentile
- Published
- 2016-08-06
- Updated
- 2024-08-06
Proof-of-concept exploits (3)
- Gnoxter/mountain_goat40★ · 2016-08-23
- jduck/challack76★ · 2016-08-30
- violentshell/rover102★ · 2016-08-24
Security advisories
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=75ff39ccc1bd5d3…
- torvalds/linux/commit/75ff39ccc1bd5d3c455b6822ab09e533c551f758
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1354708
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91704
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-2
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10167