What is the severity of CVE-2017-14115?

CVE-2017-14115 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for remote exploitation.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14115?

To fix CVE-2017-14115, change the default password for the remotessh account and disable WAN SSH logins if they are not needed.

What devices are affected by CVE-2017-14115?

CVE-2017-14115 affects AT&T U-verse firmware version 9.2.2h0d83 on devices like the Arris NVG589 and NVG599.

What is the impact of CVE-2017-14115?

The impact of CVE-2017-14115 is remote unauthorized access to the device's terminal shell, which can lead to further compromise.

Is CVE-2017-14115 a local or remote vulnerability?

CVE-2017-14115 is a remote vulnerability, allowing attackers to access the system without local access.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-14115

critical

9.3

CWE

798

3/9/2017

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-14115

First published: Sun Sep 03 2017(Updated: )

The AT&T U-verse 9.2.2h0d83 firmware for the Arris NVG589 and NVG599 devices, when IP Passthrough mode is not used, configures ssh-permanent-enable WAN SSH logins to the remotessh account with the 5SaP9I26 password, which allows remote attackers to access a "Terminal shell v1.0" service, and subsequently obtain unrestricted root privileges, by establishing an SSH session and then entering certain shell metacharacters and BusyBox commands.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Att U-verse Firmware	=9.2.2h0d83
Commscope Arris Nvg589
Commscope Arris Nvg599

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14115?
CVE-2017-14115 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for remote exploitation.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14115?
To fix CVE-2017-14115, change the default password for the remotessh account and disable WAN SSH logins if they are not needed.
What devices are affected by CVE-2017-14115?
CVE-2017-14115 affects AT&T U-verse firmware version 9.2.2h0d83 on devices like the Arris NVG589 and NVG599.
What is the impact of CVE-2017-14115?
The impact of CVE-2017-14115 is remote unauthorized access to the device's terminal shell, which can lead to further compromise.
Is CVE-2017-14115 a local or remote vulnerability?
CVE-2017-14115 is a remote vulnerability, allowing attackers to access the system without local access.

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