The AT&T U-verse 9.2.2h0d83 firmware for the Arris NVG599 device, when IP Passthrough mode is not used, configures WAN access to a caserver https service with the tech account and an empty password, which allows remote attackers to obtain root privileges by establishing a session on port 49955 and then installing new software, such as BusyBox with "nc -l" support.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-09-03T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:20:40.976Z

Reserved: 2017-09-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-14116

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-09-03T19:29:00.300

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:12:10.183

Link: CVE-2017-14116

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