Remote SMB service interruption via null dereference
Published May 29, 2025 · Updated May 29, 2025
Memory corruption in MikroTik RouterOS 6.40.5 SMB service allows remote attackers to interrupt the service with crafted packets. The SMB packet-processing path dereferences a null pointer while handling a specially crafted packet, making the service unavailable. No authentication is required, but the SMB service must be enabled and network-reachable; the documented consequence is limited to SMB service unavailability.
Summary
What happened
Memory corruption in MikroTik RouterOS 6.40.5 SMB service allows remote attackers to interrupt the service with crafted packets. The SMB packet-processing path dereferences a null pointer while handling a specially crafted packet, making the service unavailable. No authentication is required, but the SMB service must be enabled and network-reachable; the documented consequence is limited to SMB service unavailability.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-54952
- Published
- May 29, 2025
- Updated
- May 29, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-476, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- May 29, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 29, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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