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CVE-2017-8338 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mikrotik routeros
6.38.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:mikrotik:routeros:6.38.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-8338
NVD Published Date:
May 18, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-8338 Details - Not Deferred