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MikroTik RouterOS Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CVE-2020-10364)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 502027

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The SSH daemon on MikroTik routers through v6.44.3 could allow remote attackers to generate CPU activity, trigger refusal of new authorized connections, and cause a reboot via connect and write system calls, because of uncontrolled resource management.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48228

http://www.nessus.org/u?0079227d

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 502027

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 2/27/2024

Updated: 2/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-10364

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:mikrotik:routeros

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/MikroTik

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/23/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/23/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-10364

CWE: 400