CVE-2017-7397 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in BackBox Linux 4.6, where a flood of packets with Martian source IP addresses can lead to high CPU consumption by ksoftirqd. This vulnerability is rated as High severity (CVSS 7.5), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity to cause a complete loss of availability. While an ExploitDB entry exists (EDB-41781), the vendor disputes the vulnerability's validity, and there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:backbox:backbox_linux:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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