CVE - CVE-2017-7397

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-7397	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
DISPUTED 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
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EXPLOIT-DB:41781 URL:https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41781/ MISC:http://www.exploitalert.com/view-details.html?id=26361 MISC:https://backbox.org/portal/blog/false-cve-backbox-46-unmasked MISC:https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017040001 MISC:https://forum.backbox.org/security-advisories/waiting-verification-backbox-os-denial-of-service/msg10218
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20170331	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20170331)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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