#VU95773 Integer underflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2004-0816

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#VU95773 Integer underflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2004-0816

Published: December 23, 2004 / Updated: August 10, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95773
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2004-0816
CWE-ID: CWE-191
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

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 repository.

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