9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-9521
Arris and Cisco EMTA/DOCSIS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version dpc3939-P20-18-v303r20421733-160420a-CMCST); Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version dpc3939-P20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-CMCST); Cisco DPC3939B (firmware version dpc3939b-v303r204217-150321a-CMCST); Cisco DPC3941T (firmware version DPC3941_2.5s3_PROD_sey); and Arris TG1682G (eMTA&DOCSIS version 10.0.132.SIP.PC20.CT, software version TG1682_2.2p7s2_PROD_sey) devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specific (but unstated) exposed service. NOTE: the scope of this CVE does NOT include the concept of "Unnecessary Services" in general; the scope is only a single service that is unnecessarily exposed, leading to remote code execution. The details of that service might be disclosed at a later date.

INFO

Published Date :

July 31, 2017, 3:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 13, 2021, 11:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-9521 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cisco dpc3939_firmware
2 Cisco dpc3941t_firmware
3 Cisco dpc3939b_firmware
1 Commscope arris_tg1682g_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-9521.

URL Resource
https://github.com/BastilleResearch/CableTap/blob/master/doc/advisories/bastille-32.unnecessary-services.txt Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-9521 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-9521 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 13, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:arris:tg1682g_firmware:10.0.132.sip.pc20.ct:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:arris:tg1682g_firmware:tg1682_2.2p7s2_prod_sey:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:commscope:arris_tg1682g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:commscope:arris_tg1682g_firmware:10.0.132.sip.pc20.ct:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:commscope:arris_tg1682g_firmware:tg1682_2.2p7s2_prod_sey:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:commscope:arris_tg1682g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:arris:tg1682g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:commscope:arris_tg1682g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-254 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/BastilleResearch/CableTap/blob/master/doc/advisories/bastille-32.unnecessary-services.txt No Types Assigned https://github.com/BastilleResearch/CableTap/blob/master/doc/advisories/bastille-32.unnecessary-services.txt Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-254
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:dpc3939_firmware:dpc3939-p20-18-v303r20421733-160420a-cmcst:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:dpc3939:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:dpc3939_firmware:dpc3939-p20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-cmcst:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:dpc3939:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:dpc3939b_firmware:dpc3939b-v303r204217-150321a-cmcst:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:dpc3939b:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:dpc3941t_firmware:dpc3941_2.5s3_prod_sey:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:dpc3941t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:arris:tg1682g_firmware:10.0.132.sip.pc20.ct:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:arris:tg1682g_firmware:tg1682_2.2p7s2_prod_sey:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:arris:tg1682g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-9521 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-9521 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.21 }} 0.22%

score

0.84853

percentile

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