CVE-2017-7397

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…

published April 3, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
11%
Percentile
95.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.11066 · 95.9th percentile
Published
2017-04-03T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 APR 20:00Z
    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…
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