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CVE-2017-7397

N/A
Published: April 3, 2017 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBackbox Linux

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 11%

Description

BackBox Linux 4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ksoftirqd CPU consumption) via a flood of packets with Martian source IP addresses (as defined in RFC 1812 section 5.3.7). This product enables net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians by default. NOTE: the vendor reports "It has been proved that this vulnerability has no foundation and it is totally fake and based on false assumptions.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (5)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.exploitalert.com/view-details.html?id=26361
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://backbox.org/portal/blog/false-cve-backbox-46-unmasked
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017040001
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://forum.backbox.org/security-advisories/waiting-verification-backbox-os-denial-of-service/msg10218
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41781/

CVSS

5MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400

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