Wind River VxWorks TCP Predictability Vulnerability

medium Nessus Plugin ID 84399

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Synopsis

The remote VxWorks device is potentially affected by a TCP predictability vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version, the Wind River VxWorks remote device is potentially affected by a TCP predictability vulnerability that allows a man-in-the-middle attacker to predict the TCP initial sequence numbers based on previous values. This can exploited to spoof or disrupt TCP connections, or to gain access to sensitive information.

Note that Nessus has not checked for the presence of the patch so this finding may be a false positive.

Solution

Contact the device vendor for the appropriate patch.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 84399

File Name: vxworks_cve-2015-3963.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 6/25/2015

Updated: 8/5/2019

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:windriver:vxworks

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, Host/OS

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/18/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/18/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-3963

BID: 75302

CERT: 498440

ICSA: 15-169-01

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