SB2018022703 - Denial of service when handling IPv6 packets in MikroTik RouterOS
Published: February 27, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018022703
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: N/A)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error error within IKE1 implementation when handling IPv6 packets. A remote attacker can send a series of specially crafted packets and trigger memory corruption.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.