CVE-2006-1242

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2006-03-14
Bugzilla:
1618031: CVE-2006-1242 security flaw

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

The ip_push_pending_frames function in Linux 2.4.x and 2.6.x before 2.6.16 increments the IP ID field when sending a RST after receiving unsolicited TCP SYN-ACK packets, which allows remote attackers to conduct an Idle Scan (nmap -sI) attack, which bypasses intended protections against such attacks.

Find out more about CVE-2006-1242 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (kernel) RHSA-2006:0575 2006-08-10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (kernel) RHSA-2006:0437 2006-07-20

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