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CVE-2012-6638

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 3.34% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2014-02-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2012-6638
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
3.34%
Linux

Original NVD Description

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.