Memory corruption in MikroTik RouterOS - CVE-2018-1159
Published: August 25, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14528
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1159
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the HTTP server. A remote authenticated attacker can crash the affected HTTP server by rapidly authenticating and disconnecting.
Affected software
MikroTik RouterOS
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1159
Install updates from vendor's website.
MikroTik RouterOS - addressed in versions 6.40.9, 6.42.7