Vulnerability Details CVE-2017-14115
The AT&T U-verse 9.2.2h0d83 firmware for the Arris NVG589 and NVG599 devices, when IP Passthrough mode is not used, configures ssh-permanent-enable WAN SSH logins to the remotessh account with the 5SaP9I26 password, which allows remote attackers to access a "Terminal shell v1.0" service, and subsequently obtain unrestricted root privileges, by establishing an SSH session and then entering certain shell metacharacters and BusyBox commands.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.04
EPSS Ranking 87.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 8.1
CVSS v2 Score 9.3
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100585
- https://threatpost.com/bugs-in-arris-modems-distributed-by-att-vulnerable-to-trivial-attacks/127753/
- https://www.nomotion.net/blog/sharknatto/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100585
- https://threatpost.com/bugs-in-arris-modems-distributed-by-att-vulnerable-to-trivial-attacks/127753/
- https://www.nomotion.net/blog/sharknatto/
Products affected by CVE-2017-14115
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cpe:2.3:h:commscope:arris_nvg589:-
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cpe:2.3:h:commscope:arris_nvg599:-
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cpe:2.3:o:att:u-verse_firmware:9.2.2h0d83