Vulnerabilities > CVE-2020-11881 - Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in Mikrotik Routeros
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
HIGH Summary
An array index error in MikroTik RouterOS 6.41.3 through 6.46.5, and 7.x through 7.0 Beta5, allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to crash the SMB server via modified setup-request packets, aka SUP-12964.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.