CVE-2011-3188 in Kernelinfo

Summary

The (1) IPv4 and (2) IPv6 implementations in the Linux kernel before 3.1 use a modified MD4 algorithm to generate sequence numbers and Fragment Identification values, which makes it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disrupted networking) or hijack network sessions by predicting these values and sending crafted packets.

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Reservation

08/19/2011

Disclosure

05/24/2012

Status

Confirmed

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