CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-7397

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

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. The logging of these addresses is enabled by default.

Risk Assessment

The organization may experience service availability issues due to excessive CPU load, potentially leading to system downtime.

Recommendation

It is recommended to disable Martian address logging and monitor network traffic to detect and block potential attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS