CVE-2004-0816

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.79% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory novell.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/11202/ third party advisory broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_37_kernel.html vendor advisory broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17800 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11488 vdb entry third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0816?
CVE-2004-0816 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0816?
To fix CVE-2004-0816, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0816 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2004-0816 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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