SB2004122301 - Integer underflow in Linux kernel
Published: December 23, 2004 Updated: August 10, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2004122301
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Integer underflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2004-0816)
CWE-ID: CWE-191 - Integer underflow
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Integer underflow in the firewall logging rules for iptables in Linux before 2.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed IP packet.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.