TI-2017-05051 Aliases CVE-2017-7397 GHSA-39jm-fm9j-jg9p

BackBox Linux 4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ksoftirqd CPU…

MEDIUM 46CWE-400Published 2017-04-03 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.11066 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:backbox:backbox_linux:4.6:::::::*	4.6	Vulnerable	Backbox

cpe:2.3:o:backbox:backbox_linux:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6 Vulnerable ·Backbox

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7397
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-39jm-fm9j-jg9p

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 2

Sources

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