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CVE-2017-8338
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-05-18T06:29:00.293 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:26:12.460

Summary

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.

Affected products

mikrotik — routeros

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References

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