CVE-2017-8338
MikroTik CPU Exhausion Denial of Service
Description
A vulnerability in MikroTik Version 6.38.5 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to exhaust all available CPU via a flood of UDP packets on port 500 (used for L2TP over IPsec), preventing the affected router from accepting new connections; all devices will be disconnected from the router and all logs removed automatically.
INFO
Published Date :
May 18, 2017, 6:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-8338.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/May/59 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017050062 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142538/MikroTik-RouterBoard-6.38.5-Denial-Of-Service.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2064 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-399 CWE-400 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017050062 No Types Assigned https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017050062 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142538/MikroTik-RouterBoard-6.38.5-Denial-Of-Service.html No Types Assigned https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142538/MikroTik-RouterBoard-6.38.5-Denial-Of-Service.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/May/59 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/May/59 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2064 No Types Assigned https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2064 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-399 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:mikrotik:routeros:6.38.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-8338 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-8338
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.93 }} 0.23%
score
0.80721
percentile