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HistoryOct 03, 2022 - 4:15 p.m.

CVE-2012-6638

2022-10-0316:15:28
mitre
www.cve.org
2
linux kernel
denial of service
syn+fin_tcp_packets

7 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

77.3%

The tcp_rcv_state_process function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel resource consumption) via a flood of SYN+FIN TCP packets, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2663.