MikroTik 6.41.4 FTP Service resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in MikroTik 6.41.4. This affects an unknown function of the component FTP Service. The manipulation with the input $software_input_value leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-10070. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to apply restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MikroTik 6.41.4 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component FTP Service. The manipulation with the input value \0 leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in MikroTik Version 6.41.4 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to exhaust all available CPU and all available RAM by sending a crafted FTP request on port 21 that begins with many '\0' characters, preventing the affected router from accepting new FTP connections. The router will reboot after 10 minutes, logging a "router was rebooted without proper shutdown" message.

The bug was discovered 04/13/2018. The weakness was disclosed 04/16/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at packetstormsecurity.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-10070 since 04/12/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling .

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (44450). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

MikroTik

Version

6.41.4

License

commercial

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 55794
OpenVAS Name: MikroTik RouterOS 6.41.4 Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 147183
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-10070 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-10070
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-116267
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/17/2018 09:47
Updated: 11/28/2024 16:35
Changes: 04/17/2018 09:47 (62), 01/25/2020 13:57 (4), 02/28/2023 10:00 (4), 11/28/2024 16:35 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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