CVE-2017-7397 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 11.1% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
BackBox Linux 4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ksoftirqd CPU consumption) via a flood of packets with Martian source IP addresses (as defined in RFC 1812 section 5.3.7). This product enables net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians by default. NOTE: the vendor reports "It has been proved that this vulnerability has no foundation and it is totally fake and based on false assumptions.
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 | 11.07% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-400 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-04-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| backbox | backbox linux |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | BackBox OS - Denial of Service | 2017-04-02 |
References
- http://www.exploitalert.com/view-details.html?id=26361
- https://backbox.org/portal/blog/false-cve-backbox-46-unmasked
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017040001
- https://forum.backbox.org/security-advisories/waiting-verification-backbox-os-denial-of-service/msg10218
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41781/
- http://www.exploitalert.com/view-details.html?id=26361
- https://backbox.org/portal/blog/false-cve-backbox-46-unmasked
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017040001
- https://forum.backbox.org/security-advisories/waiting-verification-backbox-os-denial-of-service/msg10218
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41781/
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