#VU13336 Resource exhaustion in MikroTik RouterOS - CVE-2017-7285
Published: June 11, 2018 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13336
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7285
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
MikroTik RouterOS
MikroTik RouterOS
Software vendor:
MikroTik
MikroTik
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the network stack due to an error when processing malicious input. A remote attacker can submit a flood of TCP RST packets, exhaust all available CPU and prevent the affected router from accepting new TCP connections.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.