CVE-2017-7285 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in MikroTik RouterOS version 6.38.5, allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to exhaust CPU resources by flooding the device with TCP RST packets. This prevents the router from accepting new TCP connections. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and lacking significant community discussion or media coverage, public exploit code exists, suggesting potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.38.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mikrotik:routeros:6.38.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.