CVE-2018-5951

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in Mikrotik RouterOS. Crafting a packet that has a size of 1 byte and sending it to an IPv6 address of a RouterOS box with IP Protocol 97 will cause RouterOS to reboot imminently. All versions of RouterOS that supports EoIPv6 are vulnerable to this attack.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 15.50% Top 10%

Third-Party Advisory github.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://github.com/Nat-Lab/CVE-2018-5951	third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-5951?: CVE-2018-5951 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-5951?: To fix CVE-2018-5951, 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-2018-5951 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2018-5951 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~16% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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