CVE-2004-0816
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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.5%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 11.51% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 21 November 2004
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-191
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 11.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11202/Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022Broken Link
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_37_kernel.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11488Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17800Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11202/Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022Broken Link
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_37_kernel.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11488Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17800Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.