CVE-2017-9482 is a critical vulnerability affecting Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 devices, specifically version dpc3939-P20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-CMCST. This flaw allows remote attackers to gain root access to the Network Processor Linux system by first exploiting CVE-2017-9479 to enable a TELNET daemon, then establishing a TELNET session. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| 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.