CVE - CVE-2016-5696

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-5696	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings
Description
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.
References
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MLIST:[oss-security] 20160712 Re: CVE-2016-5389: linux kernel - challange ack information leak. URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/2 MISC:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mitnick-attack-reappears-at-geekpwn-macau-contest-300270779.html MISC:https://github.com/Gnoxter/mountain_goat MISC:https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/usenixsecurity16/sec16_paper_cao.pdf CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=75ff39ccc1bd5d3c455b6822ab09e533c551f758 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1354708 CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/75ff39ccc1bd5d3c455b6822ab09e533c551f758 CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html CONFIRM:http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html CONFIRM:https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10167 CONFIRM:https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa131 CONFIRM:http://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/85 REDHAT:RHSA-2016:1814 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1814.html REDHAT:RHSA-2016:1815 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1815.html REDHAT:RHSA-2016:1631 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1631.html REDHAT:RHSA-2016:1632 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1632.html REDHAT:RHSA-2016:1633 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1633.html REDHAT:RHSA-2016:1657 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1657.html REDHAT:RHSA-2016:1664 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1664.html REDHAT:RHSA-2016:1939 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1939.html UBUNTU:USN-3070-2 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2 UBUNTU:USN-3070-3 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3 UBUNTU:USN-3070-4 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4 UBUNTU:USN-3070-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1 UBUNTU:USN-3071-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1 UBUNTU:USN-3071-2 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2 UBUNTU:USN-3072-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-1 UBUNTU:USN-3072-2 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-2 BID:91704 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91704 SECTRACK:1036625 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036625
Assigning CNA
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Date Entry Created
20160616	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE-ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160616)
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