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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-0938 · published 12 February 2019

CVE-2017-0938: Ui airos uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability

Ui · Airos

Denial of Service attack in airMAX < 8.3.2 , airMAX < 6.0.7 and EdgeMAX < 1.9.7 allow attackers to use the Discovery Protocol in amplification attacks.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 21% · top 2.5% CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumptionCWE-20 · Improper input validation
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.0
21%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Denial of Service attack in airMAX < 8.3.2 , airMAX < 6.0.7 and EdgeMAX < 1.9.7 allow attackers to use the Discovery Protocol in amplification attacks.

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

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-Updates-Blog/airOS-v6-0-7-Has-Been-Released/ba-p/2056522 Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-Updates-Blog/airOS-v8-3-2-Has-Been-Released/ba-p/2049215 Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/221625 Third Party Advisory
https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-Updates-Blog/airOS-v6-0-7-Has-Been-Released/ba-p/2056522 Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-Updates-Blog/airOS-v8-3-2-Has-Been-Released/ba-p/2049215 Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/221625 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-0938), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.