HIGH
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
Published Oct 26, 2004
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 11.51%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- < 2.6.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
11.51% 0.11508
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.11508
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.51% (0.11508) | 95.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.51% (0.11508) | 95.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 7.79% (0.07792) | 91.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 18.29% (0.18287) | 94.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.48% (0.03484) | 91.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 3.48% (0.03484) | 91.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 4.91% (0.04907) | 91.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.28% (0.05277) | 91.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 88.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 87.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 71.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11202/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEBroken Link
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_37_kernel.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11488 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17800 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/11202/ | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEBroken Link | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_37_kernel.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11488 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17800 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 26, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Aug 25, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0816
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a