HIGH
A vulnerability in the network stack of MikroTik Version 6.38.5 released 2017-03-09 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to exhaust all available CPU via a flood of TCP RST packets, preventing the affected router from accepting new TCP connections
Published Mar 29, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 19.34%
Description
A vulnerability in the network stack of MikroTik Version 6.38.5 released 2017-03-09 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to exhaust all available CPU via a flood of TCP RST packets, preventing the affected router from accepting new TCP connections.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
7.8 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
19.34% 0.19340
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.19340
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (30 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 19.34% (0.19340) | 97.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 19.34% (0.19340) | 97.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 14.68% (0.14677) | 96.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 19.34% (0.19340) | 97.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 14.68% (0.14677) | 96.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 19.34% (0.19340) | 97.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 14.68% (0.14677) | 96.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 19.34% (0.19340) | 97.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 14.68% (0.14677) | 96.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 19.34% (0.19340) | 96.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 22, 2026 | 21.22% (0.21222) | 95.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 21, 2025 | 23.23% (0.23231) | 95.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 20.82% (0.20817) | 95.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 44.00% (0.44003) | 97.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 20.82% (0.20817) | 95.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 6, 2025 | 23.67% (0.23674) | 95.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 36.58% (0.36583) | 96.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 27.61% (0.27608) | 94.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 36.58% (0.36583) | 96.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 23.67% (0.23674) | 95.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.19% (0.01187) | 85.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2024 | 1.19% (0.01187) | 84.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.19% (0.01187) | 82.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.38% (0.08382) | 93.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.38% (0.08382) | 93.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.38% (0.08382) | 82.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.53% (0.04526) | 76.76th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.53% (0.04526) | 76.54th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 4.53% (0.04526) | 84.50th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 4.53% (0.04526) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97266 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017030242 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41752/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97266 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017030242 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41752/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 29, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Mar 27, 2017
Link CVE-2017-7285
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a