CVE-2017-9497

The Comcast firmware on Motorola MX011ANM (firmware version MX011AN_2.9p6s1_PROD_sey) devices allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root by pulling up the diagnostics menu on the set-top box, and then posting to a Web Inspector route.

CVSS v3 6.8 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

6.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 0.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/BastilleResearch/CableTap/blob/master/doc/advisories/bastille-41.root-command-execution.txt	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/BastilleResearch/CableTap/blob/master/doc/advisories/bastille-41.root-command-execution.txt	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:mx011anm_firmware:mx011an_2.9p6s1_prod_sey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:motorola:mx011anm:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:36

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/BastilleResearch/CableTap/blob/master/doc/advisories/bastille-41.root-command-execution.txt - Third Party Advisory~~	() https://github.com/BastilleResearch/CableTap/blob/master/doc/advisories/bastille-41.root-command-execution.txt - Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2017-07-31 03:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-9497

Mitre link : CVE-2017-9497

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-9497

JSON object : View

Products Affected

cisco

mx011anm_firmware

motorola

mx011anm

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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