CVE-2017-8338
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.042 · 91 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in MikroTik Version 6.38.5 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to exhaust all available CPU via a flood of UDP packets on port 500 (used for L2TP over IPsec), preventing the affected router from accepting new connections; all devices will be disconnected from the router and all logs removed automatically.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.8
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affected products (2)
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references (12)
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- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/May/59cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017050062cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142538/MikroTik-RouterBoard-6.38.5-Denial-Of-Service.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2064cnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/May/59enisa_euvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017050062enisa_euvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142538/MikroTik-RouterBoard-6.38.5-Denial-Of-Service.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2064enisa_euvd
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