What is CVE-2017-6297?

CVE-2017-6297 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mikrotik Routeros, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-02-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-6297?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mikrotik Routeros

CVE-2017-6297

The L2TP Client in MikroTik RouterOS versions 6.83.3 and 6.37.4 does not enable IPsec encryption after a reboot, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to view transmitted data unencrypted and gain access to networks on the L2TP server b…

EPSS: 0.001 (28.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Mikrotik Routeros — versions 6.37.4, 6.83.3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-311 — Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6297?: CVE-2017-6297 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mikrotik Routeros, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-6297?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.