cve/2012/CVE-2012-6638.md

### [CVE-2012-6638](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6638)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2012-6638
Update Sun May 26 14:27:04 CEST 2024 2024-05-26 14:27:05 +02:00			`### [CVE-2012-6638](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6638)`
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			`### 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.`

			`### POC`

			`#### Reference`
			`No PoCs from references.`

			`#### Github`
			`- https://github.com/Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2012-6638`