CVE-2017-7285

Public Exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the network stack of MikroTik Version 6.38.5 released 2017-03-09 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to exhaust all available CPU via a flood of TCP RST packets, preventing the affected router from accepting new TCP connections.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 23.67% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory cxsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017030242 third party advisory exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41752/ third party advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97266 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-7285?
CVE-2017-7285 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-7285?
To fix CVE-2017-7285, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-7285 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-7285 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~24% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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