CVE-2004-0816 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 11.5% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 11.51% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-191 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-12-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Linux Kernel 2.6.x - IPTables Logging Rules Integer Underflow Remote (PoC) | 2004-11-21 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11202/
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_37_kernel.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11488
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17800
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11202/
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_37_kernel.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11488
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17800
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