CVE-2018-10070
A vulnerability in MikroTik Version 6.41.4 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to exhaust all available CPU and all available RAM by sending a crafted FTP request on port 21 that begins with many '\0' characters, preventing the affected…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.5%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A vulnerability in MikroTik Version 6.41.4 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to exhaust all available CPU and all available RAM by sending a crafted FTP request on port 21 that begins with many '\0' characters, preventing the affected router from accepting new FTP connections. The router will reboot after 10 minutes, logging a "router was rebooted without proper shutdown" message.
- 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
- 12.50% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 13 April 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- mikrotik/router firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 9.7% on 21 September 2026 to 12.5% on 27 October 2026, peaking at 12.7% on 22 September 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://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147183/MikroTik-6.41.4-Denial-Of-Service.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44450/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147183/MikroTik-6.41.4-Denial-Of-Service.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44450/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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