The tcp_find_option function of the netfilter subsystem in Linux kernel 2.6, 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.
                
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2004-07-06T04:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-08T00:24:26.885Z
Reserved: 2004-06-30T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2004-0626
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 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Deferred
Published: 2004-12-06T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2004-0626
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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