CVE-2008-1147

high

Description

A certain pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) algorithm that uses XOR and 2-bit random hops (aka "Algorithm X2"), as used in OpenBSD 2.6 through 3.4, Mac OS X 10 through 10.5.1, FreeBSD 4.4 through 7.0, and DragonFlyBSD 1.0 through 1.10.1, allows remote attackers to guess sensitive values such as IP fragmentation IDs by observing a sequence of previously generated values. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged for attacks such as injection into TCP packets and OS fingerprinting.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41155

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40329

http://www.trusteer.com/docs/OpenBSD_DNS_Cache_Poisoning_and_Multiple_OS_Predictable_IP_ID_Vulnerability.pdf

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27647

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487658

http://www.securiteam.com/securityreviews/5PP0H0UNGW.html

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/netinet/ip_id.c?rev=1.10%3Bcontenttype=

http://secunia.com/advisories/28819

http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2008/Feb/0063.html

http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2008/Feb/0052.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-03-04

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01327