CVE-2017-17537

HIGH

Mikrotik Routerboard - Improper Input Validation

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

MikroTik RouterBOARD v6.39.2 and v6.40.5 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial of service by connecting to TCP port 53 and sending data that begins with many '\0' characters, possibly related to DNS.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Mr Bruce · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43200

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0170
EPSS Percentile 82.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (2)
mikrotik/routerboard 6.39.2
mikrotik/routerboard 6.40.5
Published Dec 13, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026