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
| Vector | AV: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
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linux
Iptables