CVE-2019-3978 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2019-3978

RouterOS versions 6.45.6 Stable, 6.44.5 Long-term, and below allow remote...

Vulnerability Description

RouterOS versions 6.45.6 Stable, 6.44.5 Long-term, and below allow remote unauthenticated attackers to trigger DNS queries via port 8291. The queries are sent from the router to a server of the attacker's choice. The DNS responses are cached by the router, potentially resulting in cache poisoning

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

MikroTik RouterOS
Vulnerable Versions:
RouterOS 6.45.6 Stable and below. RouterOS 6.44.5 Long-term and below.

Timeline

Official Publish: October 28th, 2019
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)