# CVE-2017-8176: Auth bypass in IPTV STB

> Attackers can bypass authentication to access the serial interface, modify configurations, and view channels for free on Huawei IPTV set-top boxes.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5rrc-64rr-7chm

## What is CVE-2017-8176?

CVE-2017-8176 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. IPTV STB, published on 20 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Huawei IPTV STB with earlier than IPTV STB V100R003C01LMYTa6SPC001 versions has an authentication bypass vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access the serial interface and modify the configuration. Successful exploit could lead to the authentication bypass and view channels by free.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8176?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Huawei Iptv Stb Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-8176?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8176 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-8176 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8176 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- used in cve-2017-8176 (github_poc): https://github.com/klks/swproxy

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-8176 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-8176 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. IPTV STB, published on 20 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8176 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. IPTV STB. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8176/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8176/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8176
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8176
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8176

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