# CVE-2014-9196: Eaton’s Cooper Power Series Form 6 Control and Idea/IdeaPlus Relays with Ethernet

> Remote attackers can spoof TCP sessions on Eaton industrial relays by predicting linearly generated initial sequence numbers, bypassing session security.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Jul 2015
- **Updated:** 5 Sep 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jq6q-c5mf-gjcv

## What is CVE-2014-9196?

CVE-2014-9196 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eaton’s Cooper Power Systems Idea/IdeaPLUS relays, published on 20 Jul 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Eaton Cooper Power Systems ProView 4.0 and 5.0 before 5.0 11 on Form 6 controls and Idea and IdeaPLUS relays generates TCP initial sequence number (ISN) values linearly, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof TCP sessions by predicting an ISN value.

Weakness: CWE-254, CWE-342 (Predictable Exact Value from Previous Values)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9196?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Eaton Proview.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-9196?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9196 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-9196 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9196 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Eaton’s Cooper Power Systems Idea/IdeaPLUS relays

- [CVE-2015-6471](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6471/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-9196 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-9196 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eaton’s Cooper Power Systems Idea/IdeaPLUS relays, published on 20 Jul 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9196 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Eaton’s Cooper Power Systems Idea/IdeaPLUS relays. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9196/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9196/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9196
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9196
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-9196

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