7.8

CVE-2017-7285: mikrotik routeros Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 7.8v2.0HighModified
Published 29-03-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-7285 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in mikrotik routeros. EPSS estimates a 19.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
45/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
19.34%
0%100%
Medium · +4.66 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 29-03-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the network stack of MikroTik Version 6.38.5 released 2017-03-09 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to exhaust all available CPU via a flood of TCP RST packets, preventing the affected router from accepting new TCP connections.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

19.34%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+4.66 pp

From 14.68% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
19.34%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (cxsecurity.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasedoshardwareUnverified

    MikroTik RouterBoard 6.38.5 - Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mikrotik1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links