Resource exhaustion in Mikrotik Routeros
CVE-2017-8338
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 con…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.029 (86.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Mikrotik Routeros — versions 6.38.5
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8338?
- CVE-2017-8338 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mikrotik Routeros, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-05-18.
- How severe is CVE-2017-8338?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.