CVE-2017-7397

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    CVE-2017-7397

    Published: 3 Apr 2017Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: , https://backbox.org/portal/blog/false-cve-backbox-46-unmasked, https://forum.backbox.org/security-advisories/waiting-verification-backbox-os-denial-of-service/msg10218, http://www.exploitalert.com/view-details.html?id=26361, https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017040001, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41781/

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Low
    High
    Availability
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    High