Privilege escalation in Honeywell Intermec Pc23
CVE-2017-5671
Honeywell Intermec PM23, PM42, PM43, PC23, PC43, PD43, and PC42 industrial printers before 10.11.013310 and 10.12.x before 10.12.013309 have /usr/bin/lua installed setuid to the itadmin account, which allows local users to conduct a BusyBox jailbreak attack and obtain root privileges by overwriting the /etc/shadow file.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41754/ (exploit)
- apps.intermec.com/downloads/eps_download/Firmware Release Notes x10_11_013310.p… (Release Notes)
- akerva.com/blog/intermec-industrial-printers-local-root-with-busybox-jailbreak/ (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97236 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/kmkz/exploit/blob/master/CVE-2017-5671-Credits.pdf (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5671?
- CVE-2017-5671 is a high-severity vulnerability in Honeywell Intermec Pc23, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-03-29.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5671?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.