CVE-2016-5696

MediumCVSS 4.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 4.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Aug 6, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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