Blind In-Window Attack Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

Blind In-Window Attack Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2016-5696 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

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.

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