Vulnerability in Conectiva Linux

CVE-2004-0626

The tcp_find_option function of the netfilter subsystem in Linux kernel 2.6, 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.

EPSS: 0.028 (84.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

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