CVE-2017-5135 describes an SNMP access-control bypass vulnerability in certain Technicolor devices, specifically the DPC3928SL with a particular firmware version. This flaw allows unauthorized access and write capabilities to the device's MIB from the internet using any SNMP community string, a condition dubbed "Stringbleed." With a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity and no user interaction, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality and integrity. While not actively exploited in the wild and absent from the KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
d3928sl-p15-13-a386-c3420r55105-160127aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:technicolor:dpc3928sl_firmware:d3928sl-p15-13-a386-c3420r55105-160127a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.