CVE-2004-0592 Information

Description

The tcp_find_option function of the netfilter subsystem for IPv6 in the SUSE Linux 2.6.5 kernel with USAGI patches 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 a similar flaw to CVE-2004-0626.

Reference

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-July/023408.html http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_20_kernel.html https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43137