What is CVE-2017-9498?

CVE-2017-9498 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Comcast Xfinity Xr11-20, classified under Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-31.

How severe is CVE-2017-9498?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Comcast Xfinity Xr11-20

CVE-2017-9498

The Comcast firmware on Motorola MX011ANM (firmware version MX011AN_2.9p6s1_PROD_sey) and Xfinity XR11-20 Voice Remote devices allows local users to upload arbitrary firmware images to an XR11 by leveraging root access. In other words, there is no protection mechanism involving digital signatures for the firmware.

EPSS: 0.002 (9.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Comcast Xfinity_xr11-20
Comcast Xfinity_xr11-20_firmware
Motorola Mx011anm
Motorola Mx011anm_firmware — versions mx011an_2.9p6s1_prod_sey
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-354 — Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9498?: CVE-2017-9498 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Comcast Xfinity Xr11-20, classified under Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2017-9498?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.