CVE-2004-0592

Published Jan 23, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
The tcp_find_option function of the netfilter subsystem for IPv6 in the SUSE Linux 2.6.5 kernel with USAGI patches, 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, a similar flaw to CVE-2004-0626.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2004-0591 The tcp_find_option function of the netfilter subsystem for IPv6 in the SUSE Linux 2.6.5 kernel with USAGI patches, 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, a similar flaw to CVE-2004-0626.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 12:24 AM
Reserved
Jun 23, 2004, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 31, 2004, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:05 PM