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CVE-2017-9482

Critical

Description

The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version dpc3939-P20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-CMCST) devices allows remote attackers to obtain root access to the Network Processor (NP) Linux system by enabling a TELNET daemon (through CVE-2017-9479 exploitation) and then establishing a TELNET session.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco Dpc3939 Firmware
PublishedJul 31, 2017
First seenJul 31, 2017

How to fix

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

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cisco dpc3939_firmwaredpc3939-p20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-cmcst—

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