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MikroTik RouterBOARD Improper Input Validation (CVE-2017-17537)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 502046

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

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.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 502046

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: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-17537

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:routerboard:6.39.2, cpe:/o:mikrotik:routerboard:6.40.5

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/MikroTik

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/13/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-17537

CWE: 20