CVE-2017-17538

HIGH

MikroTik Router Firmware - Denial of Service via ICMP Flood

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-17538. PoCs published by FarazPajohan.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit code is a proof-of-concept for CVE-2017-17538, which involves sending crafted ICMP packets to a target host. It demonstrates a denial-of-service (DoS) attack by flooding the target with ICMP ECHO requests.

Description

MikroTik v6.40.5 devices allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a flood of ICMP packets.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by FarazPajohan · cdoshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43317

This exploit code is a proof-of-concept for CVE-2017-17538, which involves sending crafted ICMP packets to a target host. It demonstrates a denial-of-service (DoS) attack by flooding the target with ICMP ECHO requests.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Linux kernel (specific version not specified in code)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target host · Raw socket permissions
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43317/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.2226
EPSS Percentile 96.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (1)
mikrotik/router_firmware 6.40.5
Published Dec 13, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026