CVE-2017-6297

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-6297
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-27 07:59:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionThe L2TP Client in MikroTik RouterOS versions 6.83.3 and 6.37.4 does not enable IPsec encryption after a reboot, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to view transmitted data unencrypted and gain access to networks on the L2TP server by monitoring the packets for the transmitted data and obtaining the L2TP secret.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-311

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Mikrotik Routeros 6.37.4 All All All
Operating System Mikrotik Routeros 6.83.3 All All All
Operating System Mikrotik Routeros 6.37.4 All All All
Operating System Mikrotik Routeros 6.83.3 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
MikroTik RouterOS CVE-2017-6297 Man in The Middle Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
MikroTik RouterOS Security Vulnerability – L2TP Tunnel Unencrypted – CVE-2017-6297 – Milne.IT MISC blog.milne.it Exploit, Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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