CVE-2012-6050 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service and read router version via winbox service requests in MikroTik RouterOS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-6050?
CVE-2012-6050 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mikrotik Routeros, published on 27 Nov 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The winbox service in MikroTik RouterOS 5.15 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption), read the router version, and possibly have other impacts via a request to download the router's DLLs or plugins, as demonstrated by roteros.dll.
Weakness: CWE-16
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6050?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mikrotik Routeros.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6050?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6050 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2012-6050 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6050 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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- CVE-2018-14847 MikroTik Router OS Directory Traversal
- CVE-2026-67277 MikroTik RouterOS Missing Authentication for Critical Function
- CVE-2026-67279 Mikrotik RouterOS Improper Enforcement of Behavioral Workflow
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r73j-3c4p-q8r8.