CVE-2004-0592

Published: Dec 31, 2004Modified: Apr 16, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Suse: Suse Linux

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Suse Suse Linux	Version 2.6.5

References (6)

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-July/023408.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_20_kernel.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43137

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-July/023408.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_20_kernel.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43137

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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