CVE-2020-20217
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CVE-2020-20217 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Mikrotik RouterOs before 6.47 (stable tree) suffers from an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the /nova/bin/route process. An authenticated remote attacker can cause a Denial of Service due to overloading the systems CPU.. EPSS estimates a 2.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Mikrotik RouterOs before 6.47 (stable tree) suffers from an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the /nova/bin/route process. An authenticated remote attacker can cause a Denial of Service due to overloading the systems CPU.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mikrotik | Routeros | < 6.47 |
References
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://mikrotik.com/Vendor Advisory
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://mikrotik.com/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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