CVE-2017-9479 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Comcast firmware for Cisco DPC3939 devices. An unauthenticated attacker on the local network can leverage this flaw to execute arbitrary commands as root by interacting with the syseventd server. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability without user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
dpc3939-p20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-cmcstCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:dpc3939_firmware:dpc3939-p20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-cmcst:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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:H
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.