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CVE-2017-14116 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://threatpost.com/bugs-in-arris-modems-distributed-by-att-vulnerable-to-trivial-attacks/127753/ CVEThird Party Advisory
https://www.nomotion.net/blog/sharknatto/ CVEExploitMitigationTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100585 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://threatpost.com/bugs-in-arris-modems-distributed-by-att-vulnerable-to-trivial-attacks/127753/ [email protected]Third Party Advisory
https://www.nomotion.net/blog/sharknatto/ [email protected]ExploitMitigationTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
att u-verse firmware
9.2.2h0d83

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:att:u-verse_firmware:9.2.2h0d83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
commscope arris nvg599
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:h:commscope:arris_nvg599:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-14116
NVD Published Date:
Sep 3, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-14116 Details - Not Deferred