CVE-2017-17537

Published: Dec 13, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Mikrotik: Routerboard

Mikrotik

1 product

Routerboard

Configuration A

2 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mikrotik Routerboard	Version 6.39.2
Mikrotik Routerboard	Version 6.40.5

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Mikrotik Routerboard	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (2)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43200/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43200/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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