CVE-2017-7397
high · 7.5BackBox 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.
7.5
CVSS
11.1%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
96th
EPSS percentile
2017-04-03
Published
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-400
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| backbox | backbox_linux | 4.6 |
Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.
References
- http://www.exploitalert.com/view-details.html?id=26361
- https://backbox.org/portal/blog/false-cve-backbox-46-unmasked
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017040001
- https://forum.backbox.org/security-advisories/waiting-verification-backbox-os-denial-of-service/msg10218
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41781/
- http://www.exploitalert.com/view-details.html?id=26361
- https://backbox.org/portal/blog/false-cve-backbox-46-unmasked
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017040001
- https://forum.backbox.org/security-advisories/waiting-verification-backbox-os-denial-of-service/msg10218
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41781/
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2017-7397