VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-1156
Mikrotik RouterOS before 6.42.7 and 6.40.9 is vulnerable to stack buffer overflow through the license upgrade interface.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 7.43%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Mikrotik RouterOS before 6.42.7 and 6.40.9 is vulnerable to stack buffer overflow through the license upgrade interface. This vulnerability could theoretically allow a remote authenticated attacker execute arbitrary code on the system.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.43% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- mikrotik/routeros
- Source
- vulnreport@tenable.com
References
- https://mikrotik.com/download/changelogsVendor Advisory
- https://mikrotik.com/download/changelogs/bugfix-release-treeVendor Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-21Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://mikrotik.com/download/changelogsVendor Advisory
- https://mikrotik.com/download/changelogs/bugfix-release-treeVendor Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-21Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.