CVE-2017-14116
CVSS V2 High 9.3
CVSS V3 High 8.1
Description
The AT&T U-verse 9.2.2h0d83 firmware for the Arris NVG599 device, when IP Passthrough mode is not used, configures WAN access to a caserver https service with the tech account and an empty password, which allows remote attackers to obtain root privileges by establishing a session on port 49955 and then installing new software, such as BusyBox with "nc -l" support.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-14116
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2017-09-03T19:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-09-13T13:25:07
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:o:att:u-verse_firmware:9.2.2h0d83:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:h:commscope:arris_nvg599:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 9.3
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.1
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.2
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.nomotion.net/blog/sharknatto/ | Exploit Mitigation Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| https://threatpost.com/bugs-in-arris-modems-distributed-by-att-vulnerable-to-trivial-attacks/127753/ | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100585 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14116 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-14116 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 08:37:37 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 20:34:09 | 2017-09-03T19:29Z | 2017-09-03T19:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 20:34:09 | 2017-09-13T13:25:07 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 20:34:09 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |