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CVE-2017-8338

N/A
Published: May 18, 2017 at 06:13 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:26 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRouterOS

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%

Description

A vulnerability in MikroTik Version 6.38.5 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to exhaust all available CPU via a flood of UDP packets on port 500 (used for L2TP over IPsec), preventing the affected router from accepting new connections; all devices will be disconnected from the router and all logs removed automatically.

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, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (4)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/May/59
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017050062
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142538/MikroTik-RouterBoard-6.38.5-Denial-Of-Service.html
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2064

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400

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