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    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 connections; all devices will be disconnected from the router and all logs removed automatically.

    Published:May 18, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:May 18, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.02883
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mikrotik
    Product
    Routeros

    Exploits

    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/May/59https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017050062https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142538/MikroTik-RouterBoard-6.38.5-Denial-Of-Service.htmlhttps://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2064http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/May/59https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017050062https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142538/MikroTik-RouterBoard-6.38.5-Denial-Of-Service.htmlhttps://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2064

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    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