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    CVE-2017-7397

    BackBox Linux 4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ksoftirqd CPU consumption) via a flood of packets with Martian source IP addresses (as defined in RFC 1812 section 5.3.7). This product enables net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians by default. NOTE: the vendor reports "It has been proved that this vulnerability has no foundation and it is totally fake and based on false assumptions.

    Published:Apr 3, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Apr 3, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.21803
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Backbox
    Product
    Backbox Linux

    Exploits

    http://www.exploitalert.com/view-details.html?id=26361https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017040001https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41781/http://www.exploitalert.com/view-details.html?id=26361https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017040001https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41781/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41781

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High