What is CVE-2004-0592?

CVE-2004-0592 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10. CVE-2004-0592 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-0592?

CVE-2004-0592 has a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2004-0592?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2004-0592. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2004-0592 actively exploited?

CVE-2004-0592 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2004-0592

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2004-12-31

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

5.0

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2004-0592 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

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

Details

CVE ID CVE-2004-0592

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.0 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2004-12-31

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-0592?

CVE-2004-0592 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10 . CVE-2004-0592 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-0592?

CVE-2004-0592 has a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2004-0592?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2004-0592. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2004-0592 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2004-0592 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.