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CVE-2005-0449

The netfilter/iptables module in Linux before 2.6.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) or bypass firewall rules via crafted packets, which are not properly handled by the skb_checksum_help function.

Published

2005-05-02T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.1 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 Yes
References