CVE-2017-7285
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…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.3%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 19.34% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 28 March 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- mikrotik/routeros
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 14.7% on 21 September 2026 to 19.3% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97266Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017030242Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41752/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97266Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017030242Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41752/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.