CVE-2004-0592

SUSE Linux 2.6.5 - Denial of Service via TCP Option Length Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-July/023408.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43137
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_20_kernel.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0074
EPSS Percentile 73.1%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
suse/suse_linux 2.6.5
Published Dec 31, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026