CVE-2012-2663

EPSS 0.36%

Published: 2/15/2014Modified: 4/28/2026

Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2663

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 packages (1)

Debian/iptablesfrom 0

References (1)

ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2663