CVE-2017-5671

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    CVE-2017-5671

    Published: 29 Mar 2017Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Honeywell Intermec PM23, PM42, PM43, PC23, PC43, PD43, and PC42 industrial printers before 10.11.013310 and 10.12.x before 10.12.013309 have /usr/bin/lua installed setuid to the itadmin account, which allows local users to conduct a BusyBox jailbreak attack and obtain root privileges by overwriting the /etc/shadow file.

    References: , https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41754/, http://apps.intermec.com/downloads/eps_download/Firmware%20Release%20Notes%20x10_11_013310.pdf, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97236, https://github.com/kmkz/exploit/blob/master/CVE-2017-5671-Credits.pdf, https://akerva.com/blog/intermec-industrial-printers-local-root-with-busybox-jailbreak/

    Affected packages

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    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