High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 12, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-6444
CVE-2017-6444
Description
The MikroTik Router hAP Lite 6.25 has no protection mechanism for unsolicited TCP ACK packets in the case of a fast network connection, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending many ACK packets. After the attacker stops the exploit, the CPU usage is 100% and the router requires a reboot for normal operation.
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References
4- www.exploitalert.com/view-details.htmlnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017030029nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/141449/Mikrotik-Hap-Lite-6.25-Denial-Of-Service.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41601/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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