CVE-2018-7445
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.658 · 99 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSadded 2022-09-08remediate by 2022-09-29
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
MikroTik RouterOS Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
A buffer overflow was found in the MikroTik RouterOS SMB service when processing NetBIOS session request messages. Remote attackers with access to the service can exploit this vulnerability and gain code execution on the system. The overflow occurs before authentication takes place, so it is possible for an unauthenticated remote attacker to exploit it. All architectures and all devices running RouterOS before versions 6.41.3/6.42rc27 are vulnerable.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9.8–10
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exploits (1)
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affected products (5)
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also known as (4)
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references (11)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2018030146cnnvd
- https://mikrotik.com/Patchcnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/38enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103427enisa_euvd
- https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/mikrotik-routeros-smb-buffer-overflowenisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44290/enisa_euvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/38ExploitMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103427Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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