High severity · published Dec 13, 2017
CVE-2017-17538
MikroTik v6.40.5 devices allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a flood of ICMP packets
7.5
CVSS
7.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
MikroTik v6.40.5 devices allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a flood of ICMP packets.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.8% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RF
Router Firmware · Mikrotik
6.40.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17538
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17538
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43317/
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