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CVE-2017-7397
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-04-03T20:59:00.200 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:24:16.130

Summary

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

backbox — backbox_linux

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References

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