CVE detail
CVE-2018-7445: MikroTik RouterOS Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog · back to feed
Vendor / product
MikroTik · RouterOS
- Date added (KEV)
- Sep 08, 2022
- CISA due date
- Sep 29, 2022
- Ransomware campaign use
- Unknown
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Technical detail
From CISA
In MikroTik RouterOS, a stack-based buffer overflow occurs when processing NetBIOS session request messages. Remote attackers with access to the service can exploit this vulnerability and gain code execution on the system.
https://www.coresecurity.com/core-labs/advisories/mikrotik-routeros-smb-buffer-overflow#vendor_update, https://mikrotik.com/download; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7445
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- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/38ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103427Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/mikrotik-routeros-smb-buffer-overflowExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44290/ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/38ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103427Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/mikrotik-routeros-smb-buffer-overflowExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44290/ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-7445US Government Resource
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