BackBox Linux 4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ksoftirqd CPU consumption) via a flood of packets with Martian source IP addresses (as defined in RFC 1812 section 5.3.7)
Published Apr 3, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 11.07%
Description
BackBox Linux 4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ksoftirqd CPU consumption) via a flood of packets with Martian source IP addresses (as defined in RFC 1812 section 5.3.7). This product enables net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians by default. NOTE: the vendor reports "It has been proved that this vulnerability has no foundation and it is totally fake and based on false assumptions.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (27 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.07% (0.11066) | 95.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 11.07% (0.11066) | 95.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 9.00% (0.08999) | 95.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 11.07% (0.11066) | 95.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 9.00% (0.08999) | 94.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 11.07% (0.11066) | 95.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 9.00% (0.08999) | 94.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 11.07% (0.11066) | 95.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 9.00% (0.08999) | 94.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.07% (0.11066) | 95.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 51.36% (0.51363) | 97.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 27, 2026 | 19.88% (0.19877) | 95.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 21.80% (0.21803) | 95.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 36.76% (0.36763) | 96.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 21.80% (0.21803) | 95.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 25.12% (0.25119) | 93.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 21.80% (0.21803) | 95.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.42% (0.01420) | 86.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 26, 2024 | 3.17% (0.03169) | 91.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.42% (0.03418) | 89.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.94% (0.08944) | 94.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.94% (0.08944) | 93.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.94% (0.08944) | 83.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 8.17% (0.08166) | 85.27th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 8.17% (0.08166) | 85.09th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 8.17% (0.08166) | 92.67th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 8.17% (0.08166) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- http://www.exploitalert.com/view-details.html?id=26361 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://backbox.org/portal/blog/false-cve-backbox-46-unmasked x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017040001 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://forum.backbox.org/security-advisories/waiting-verification-backbox-os-denial-of-service/msg10218 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41781/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.exploitalert.com/view-details.html?id=26361 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://backbox.org/portal/blog/false-cve-backbox-46-unmasked | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017040001 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://forum.backbox.org/security-advisories/waiting-verification-backbox-os-denial-of-service/msg10218 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41781/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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