CVE-2017-9485

7.5 HIGH
Published: July 31, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version dpc3939-P20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-CMCST) devices allows remote attackers to write arbitrary data to a known /var/tmp/sess_* pathname by leveraging the device's operation in UI dev mode.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/BastilleResearch/CableTap/blob/master/doc/advisories/bastille-28.session-cookie-write.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/BastilleResearch/CableTap/blob/master/doc/advisories/bastille-28.session-cookie-write.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.2%
63th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

cisco