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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Linux Kernel 2.6.x - IPTables Logging Rules Integer Underflow Remote (PoC) EDB-24696 · dos · Nov 21, 2004 · verified
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References
- 11202 third-party-advisory
- MDKSA-2005:022 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2004:037 vendor-advisory
- linux-ip-packet-dos(17800) vdb-entry
- 11488 vdb-entry