CVE-2004-0626
N/A
Published: July 6, 2004 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:06 PM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsLinux KernelSUSE LinuxLinux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
The tcp_find_option function of the netfilter subsystem in Linux kernel 2.6, when using iptables and TCP options rules, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption by infinite loop) via a large option length that produces a negative integer after a casting operation to the char type.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000852Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108861141304495&w=2Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200407-12.xmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_20_kernel.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16554Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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