CVE-2017-9479

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment3 documents3 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICAL
EPSS
2.3%
top 15.14%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Cisco Dpc3939 Firmware
Timeline
PublishedJul 31
Latest updateMay 13

Description

The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version dpc3939-P20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-CMCST) devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root by leveraging local network access and connecting to the syseventd server, as demonstrated by copying configuration data into a readable filesystem.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDcisco/dpc3939_firmwaredpc3939-p20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-cmcst

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-v2m5-q8w7-pr85: The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version dpc3939-P20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-CMCST) devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitra↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2017-9479: The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version dpc3939-P20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-CMCST) devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitra↗2017-07-31
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