CVE-2012-2663
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Published: February 15, 2014 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:41 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorIptables
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
extensions/libxt_tcp.c in iptables through 1.4.21 does not match TCP SYN+FIN packets in --syn rules, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended firewall restrictions via crafted packets. NOTE: the CVE-2012-6638 fix makes this issue less relevant.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 1.4.21
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netfilter-devel/msg21248.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826702Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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