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.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.exploitalert.com/view-details.html?id=26361 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://backbox.org/portal/blog/false-cve-backbox-46-unmasked | Vendor Advisory |
| https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017040001 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://forum.backbox.org/security-advisories/waiting-verification-backbox-os-denial-of-service/msg10218 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41781/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.exploitalert.com/view-details.html?id=26361 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://backbox.org/portal/blog/false-cve-backbox-46-unmasked | Vendor Advisory |
| https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017040001 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://forum.backbox.org/security-advisories/waiting-verification-backbox-os-denial-of-service/msg10218 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41781/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Configurations
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 | |
| References | () https://backbox.org/portal/blog/false-cve-backbox-46-unmasked - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () 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 | |
| References | () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41781/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
07 Nov 2023, 02:50
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Summary | 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. |
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