High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 3, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-7397
CVE-2017-7397
Description
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.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:o:backbox:backbox_linux:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
5- www.exploitalert.com/view-details.htmlnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017040001nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41781/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- backbox.org/portal/blog/false-cve-backbox-46-unmaskednvdVendor Advisory
- forum.backbox.org/security-advisories/waiting-verification-backbox-os-denial-of-service/msg10218nvdVendor Advisory
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