CVE-2017-14116

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.1
Exploit probability—
ProductAtt U-verse Firmware
PublishedSep 3, 2017
First seenSep 3, 2017

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
att u-verse_firmware9.2.2h0d83—

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