CVE-2018-7445 — MikroTik RouterOS Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Overview
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.
Vulnerability details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-7445
- Vulnerability
- MikroTik RouterOS Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- Vendor
- MikroTik
- Affected products
- MikroTik: RouterOS
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitation status
- Actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV)
- Published
- 2022-09-08
Remediation guidance
CVE-2018-7445 is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog — U.S. federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it under Binding Operational Directive 22-01. Treat it as a priority for every environment.
Apply the vendor's official security update for MikroTik the affected product as soon as possible. Where a patch is unavailable, apply vendor mitigations or isolate/segment exposed systems.
Hunt for indicators of compromise tied to this vulnerability and confirm logging/EDR coverage on affected assets.
Authoritative references
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