VDB-15355 · CVE-2000-0178 · BID 1017

Foundrynet ServerIron 5.1.10t12/6.0 TCP/IP Sequence privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Foundrynet ServerIron 5.1.10t12/6.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component TCP/IP Sequence Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2000-0178. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Foundrynet ServerIron 5.1.10t12/6.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component TCP/IP Sequence Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ServerIron switches by Foundry Networks have predictable TCP/IP sequence numbers, which allows remote attackers to spoof or hijack sessions.

The weakness was published 02/28/2000 by Andrew as not defined advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at foundrynet.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0178. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 1017†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/23/2014 +5229 days 🔍
04/20/2026 +4319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: foundrynet.com
Researcher: This vulnerability was posted to the Bugtraq mailing list by Andrew van der Stock on February 28, 2000. (Andrew)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0178 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0178
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15355
SecurityFocus: 1017 - Foundry Networks ServerIron TCP/IP Sequence Predictability Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2014 23:12
Updated: 04/20/2026 21:17
Changes: 06/23/2014 23:12 (51), 05/23/2018 11:02 (2), 10/08/2020 10:39 (1), 04/20/2026 21:17 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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