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 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.

• CWE-400

• http://www.exploitalert.com/view-details.html?id=26361Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://backbox.org/portal/blog/false-cve-backbox-46-unmaskedVendor Advisory
• https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017040001Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://forum.backbox.org/security-advisories/waiting-verification-backbox-os-denial-of-service/msg10218Vendor Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41781/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.exploitalert.com/view-details.html?id=26361Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://backbox.org/portal/blog/false-cve-backbox-46-unmaskedVendor Advisory
• https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017040001Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://forum.backbox.org/security-advisories/waiting-verification-backbox-os-denial-of-service/msg10218Vendor Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41781/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

Apr 3, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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