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CVE-2004-0592 Details

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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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-July/023408.html CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43137 CVE
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_20_kernel.html CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-July/023408.html [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43137 [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
suse suse linux
2.6.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2004-0592
NVD Published Date:
Dec 31, 2004
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2004-0592 Details - Not Deferred