CVE-2017-9497 Command injection in n/a
Physically proximate attackers can execute arbitrary root commands on Motorola set-top boxes via the diagnostics menu Web Inspector route.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-9497?
CVE-2017-9497 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jul 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Comcast firmware on Motorola MX011ANM (firmware version MX011AN_2.9p6s1_PROD_sey) devices allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root by pulling up the diagnostics menu on the set-top box, and then posting to a Web Inspector route.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9497?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Mx011anm Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9497?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9497 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2017-9497 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9497 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-647v-3gc6-7mc6.