SuSE Linux up to 9.1 Firewall denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in SuSE Linux up to 9.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Firewall. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2004-0816. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in SuSE Linux up to 9.1 (Operating System). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Firewall. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 10/21/2004. The weakness was shared 12/23/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mandriva.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0816 since 08/25/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15528 (SUSE-SA:2004:037: kernel), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version bis 2.6.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17800), Exploit-DB (24696), Tenable (15528), SecurityFocus (BID 11488†) and OSVDB (11014†). The entries VDB-935 and VDB-24468 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 15528
Nessus Name: SUSE-SA:2004:037: kernel
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Linux bis 2.6.7
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: suse.com

Advisory: mandriva.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0816 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0816
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22584
X-Force: 17800
SecurityFocus: 11488 - Linux Kernel IPTables Logging Rules Integer Underflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 11202 - Linux Kernel Firewall Logging Rules Denial of Service Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 11014 - Linux Kernel - IPTables Logging Rules Integer Underflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 7043 - Linux Kernel Allows DoS via Malformed IP Packet, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:26
Updated: 11/26/2024 06:12
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:26 (76), 06/05/2019 06:48 (4), 11/26/2024 06:12 (19)
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