CVE-2017-7397
HIGHEPSS 95th pctlDescription
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.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://www.exploitalert.com/view-details.html?id=26361
- https://backbox.org/portal/blog/false-cve-backbox-46-unmasked
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017040001
- https://forum.backbox.org/security-advisories/waiting-verification-backbox-os-denial-of-service/msg10218
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41781/
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.