CVE-2017-7397

** DISPUTED ** 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."
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:backbox:backbox_linux:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:31

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://www.exploitalert.com/view-details.html?id=26361 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory () http://www.exploitalert.com/view-details.html?id=26361 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References () https://backbox.org/portal/blog/false-cve-backbox-46-unmasked - Vendor Advisory () https://backbox.org/portal/blog/false-cve-backbox-46-unmasked - Vendor Advisory
References () https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017040001 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory () https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017040001 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References () https://forum.backbox.org/security-advisories/waiting-verification-backbox-os-denial-of-service/msg10218 - Vendor Advisory () https://forum.backbox.org/security-advisories/waiting-verification-backbox-os-denial-of-service/msg10218 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41781/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41781/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Information

Published : 2017-04-03 20:59

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:31


NVD link : CVE-2017-7397

Mitre link : CVE-2017-7397

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-7397


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Products Affected

backbox

  • backbox_linux
CWE
CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption