CVE-2018-17177

Low

Description

An issue was discovered on Neato Botvac Connected 2.2.0 and Botvac 85 1.2.1 devices. Static encryption is used for the copying of so-called "black box" logs (event logs and core dumps) to a USB stick. These logs are RC4-encrypted with a 9-character password of *^JEd4W!I that is obfuscated by hiding it within a custom /bin/rc4_crypt binary.

SeverityLow
CVSS2.4
Exploit probability—
ProductNeatorobotics Botvac D4 Connected Firmware
PublishedSep 18, 2018
First seenSep 18, 2018

How to fix

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

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
neatorobotics botvac_d4_connected_firmware2.2.0—
neatorobotics botvac_d6_connected_firmware2.2.0—
neatorobotics botvac_d5_connected_firmware2.2.0—
neatorobotics botvac_d7_connected_firmware2.2.0—
neatorobotics botvac_d3_connected_firmware2.2.0—
neatorobotics botvac_85_firmware1.2.1—

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