Description
Mac OS X before 10.3 initializes the TCP timestamp with a constant number, which allows remote attackers to determine the system's uptime via the ID field in a TCP packet.
Published: 2003-10-30
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2003-0872 Mac OS X before 10.3 initializes the TCP timestamp with a constant number, which allows remote attackers to determine the system's uptime via the ID field in a TCP packet.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:05:12.638Z

Reserved: 2003-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0882

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Status : Modified

Published: 2003-11-03T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0882

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