CVE-2017-7285

HIGH

MikroTik RouterOS 6.38.5 - Unauthenticated Denial of Service via TCP RST Packet Flood

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-7285. PoCs published by FarazPajohan.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script crafts and sends raw TCP packets with the RST flag set, targeting CVE-2017-7285, a vulnerability in Microsoft Office's graphics component. It continuously sends malformed packets to trigger a denial-of-service condition.

Description

A vulnerability in the network stack of MikroTik Version 6.38.5 released 2017-03-09 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to exhaust all available CPU via a flood of TCP RST packets, preventing the affected router from accepting new TCP connections.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by FarazPajohan · perldoshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41752

This Perl script crafts and sends raw TCP packets with the RST flag set, targeting CVE-2017-7285, a vulnerability in Microsoft Office's graphics component. It continuously sends malformed packets to trigger a denial-of-service condition.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Office (specific versions affected by CVE-2017-7285)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target · Perl environment with Socket module
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017030242
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41752/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97266

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.2122
EPSS Percentile 95.8%
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-400
Status published
Products (1)
mikrotik/routeros 6.38.5
Published Mar 29, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026