CVE-2017-7285 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 19.3% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 19.34% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-400 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-03-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mikrotik | routeros |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MikroTik RouterBoard 6.38.5 - Denial of Service | 2017-03-28 |
References
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