PT-2004-1879 · Linux+1 · Linux+1

Published

2004-10-26

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Updated

2024-02-08

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CVE-2004-0816

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux versions prior to 2.6.8
Description The issue is related to an integer underflow in the firewall logging rules for iptables, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an application crash. This can be achieved by sending a malformed IP packet.
Recommendations For Linux versions prior to 2.6.8, update to version 2.6.8 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Integer Underflow

Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0816

Affected Products

Linux
Iptables