CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0816

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely crash the firewall, leading to disruption of network protection and potential security breaches.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to version 2.6.8 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS