PT-2004-3701 · Debian · Iptables

Faheem Mitha · Published 1970-01-01 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2004-0986

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iptables versions prior to 1.2.11

Description The issue concerns multiple vulnerabilities in the iptables package of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system. These vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely, potentially leading to breaches in confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. Under certain conditions, iptables may not properly load the required modules at system startup, causing firewall rules to fail and leaving the system unprotected against remote attackers.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.2.11, update to version 1.2.11 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider manually loading the required modules to ensure firewall rules are properly applied until a patch is available. Restrict access to the system from remote attackers to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-02897

BDU:2015-02898

CVE-2004-0986

DSA-580-1

Affected Products

Iptables

References · 16

• http://debian.org/security/2004/dsa-580 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0986 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0986 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-02897 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-81-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-02898 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/11570 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0986 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0986 · Security Note
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:125 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2252 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0986 · Security Note
• http://ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-026.shtml · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17928 · Note
• http://debian.org/security/dsa-580 · Note