IBM OS/400 TCP Packet Security Bypass Weakness

BID:24706

Info

IBM OS/400 TCP Packet Security Bypass Weakness

Bugtraq ID: 24706
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2007-3537
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 28 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:37PM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: IBM OS/400 V5R3M0
IBM OS/400 V5R2
IBM OS/400 V5R1
IBM OS/400 V4R5
IBM OS/400 V4R4
IBM OS/400 V4R3
IBM OS/400 V4R2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

IBM OS/400 TCP Packet Security Bypass Weakness

IBM OS/400 is prone a weakness that may allow certain TCP packets to bypass security rules.

An attacker can exploit this issue to bypass security applications and carry out other attacks against a computer. The attacker may also be able to bypass detection of port scans.

Exploit / POC

IBM OS/400 TCP Packet Security Bypass Weakness

An attacker can carry out this attack using widely available tools and utilities.

Solution / Fix

IBM OS/400 TCP Packet Security Bypass Weakness

Solution:
IBM has released an advisory to address this issue. Please contact the vendor and see the referenced advisory to obtain fixes.

References

IBM OS/400 TCP Packet Security Bypass Weakness

References:

© CVE.report 2026

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

Free CVE JSON API cve.report/api

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report