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    CVE-2017-9479

    The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version dpc3939-P20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-CMCST) devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root by leveraging local network access and connecting to the syseventd server, as demonstrated by copying configuration data into a readable filesystem.

    Published:Jul 31, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Jul 31, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.0234
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Dpc3939
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Dpc3939 Firmware

    Exploits

    https://github.com/BastilleResearch/CableTap/blob/master/doc/advisories/bastille-22.syseventd.txthttps://github.com/BastilleResearch/CableTap/blob/master/doc/advisories/bastille-22.syseventd.txt

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High