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TCP sequence number approximation

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for TCP approximations on the remote host

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host might be vulnerable to a sequence number approximation
bug, which may permit a possible hacker to send spoofed RST packets to the remote
host and close established connections.

This may cause problems for some dedicated services (BGP, a VPN over
TCP, etc...).

Solution : See http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10183/solution/
Network Security Threat Level: Medium

Networks Security ID: 10183

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

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