CVE-2004-0986
iptables - missing initialisation
EPSS 1.9%
Description
Iptables before 1.2.11, under certain conditions, does not properly load the required modules at system startup, which causes the firewall rules to fail to load and protect the system from remote attackers.
How to fix CVE-2004-0986
To remediate CVE-2004-0986, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/iptables—upgrade to 1.2.11-4 or later
- Debian/iptables—upgrade to 1.2.6a-5.0woody2 or later
Is CVE-2004-0986 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.2.11-4
- from 0, < 1.2.6a-5.0woody2