CVE-2018-1157 is a memory exhaustion vulnerability affecting Mikrotik RouterOS versions prior to 6.42.7 and 6.40.9. An authenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted HTTP POST request, leading to a crash of the HTTP server and potentially a system reboot. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability requires authentication but has low attack complexity and can result in high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.40.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mikrotik:routeros:*:*:*:*:ltr:*:*:* | ||
< 6.42.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mikrotik:routeros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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