Description
The AT&T U-verse 9.2.2h0d83 firmware for the Arris NVG599 device, when IP Passthrough mode is not used, configures WAN access to a caserver https service with the tech account and an empty password, which allows remote attackers to obtain root privileges by establishing a session on port 49955 and then installing new software, such as BusyBox with "nc -l" support.
Published: 2017-09-03
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: 4.0% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-5628 The AT&T U-verse 9.2.2h0d83 firmware for the Arris NVG599 device, when IP Passthrough mode is not used, configures WAN access to a caserver https service with the tech account and an empty password, which allows remote attackers to obtain root privileges by establishing a session on port 49955 and then installing new software, such as BusyBox with "nc -l" support.
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Att U-verse Firmware
Commscope Arris Nvg599
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:20:40.976Z

Reserved: 2017-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-14116

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-09-03T19:29:00.300

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-14116

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