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CVE-2017-17537

n/a n/a — MikroTik RouterBOARD v6.39.2 and v6.40.5 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial of service by connecting to TCP port…
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  N  N  H    7.5   .0175   77.1     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —
TIMELINE
  Dec 11  Reserved by mitre
  Dec 13  Published (CNA: mitre)
  Sep 16  ENRICHED — CVE-2017-17537. Received CVSS 7.5 and CPE data from NVD.
CWE-20 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.0 · 2 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

MikroTik RouterBOARD v6.39.2 and v6.40.5 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial of service by connecting to TCP port 53 and sending data that begins with many '\0' characters, possibly related to DNS.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
December 11, 2017ReservedReserved by mitre
December 13, 2017PublishedPublished (CNA: mitre)
September 16, 2026ENRICHEDENRICHED — CVE-2017-17537. Received CVSS 7.5 and CPE data from NVD.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
n/an/a—n/a—

Weaknesses

CWE-20

References (2)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2017-17537 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-20

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