CVE-2004-0592 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the netfilter subsystem for IPv6 in SUSE Linux 2.6.5 kernels with USAGI patches. Specifically, a flaw in the tcp_find_option function, when using iptables and TCP options rules, allows remote attackers to trigger an infinite loop and consume CPU resources. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to a partial denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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