Windows NT 4.0 Server, Terminal Server Edition Security Patch: Predictable TCP Initial Sequence Number Vulnerability
Brief Description
Microsoft has released a patch that significantly improves the randomness of the TCP initial sequence numbers (ISNs) generated by the TCP/IP stack in Microsoft® Windows NT® 4.0. Improving the randomness of ISNs eliminates a class of potential attacks against Windows NT 4.0 systems.
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Quick Details
| Version: | Q243835 |
| Knowledge Base (KB) Articles: | KB243835 |
| Date Published: | 4/28/2000 |
| Language: | English |
| Download Size: | 267 KB - 430 |
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Overview
Microsoft has released a patch that significantly improves the randomness of the TCP initial sequence numbers (ISNs) generated by the TCP/IP stack in Microsoft® Windows NT® 4.0. Improving the randomness of ISNs eliminates a class of potential attacks against Windows NT 4.0 systems.
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System Requirements
- Supported Operating Systems: Windows NT
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