L2TP Client in MikroTik RouterOS: Encryption Bypass Vulnerability

CVE-2017-6297 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

The 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.

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