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Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2018-7445

TLP:CLEAR

MikroTik RouterOS Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

In MikroTik RouterOS, a stack-based buffer overflow occurs when processing NetBIOS session request messages. Remote attackers with access to the service can exploit this vulnerability and gain code execution on the system.

Facts

  • Vendor: MikroTik
  • Product: RouterOS
  • CVSS: 9.8
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 65.8 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 8 September 2022
  • First known exploitation: 8 September 2022
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 29 September 2022
  • Weakness: CWE-119
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 8 September 2022

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD

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