CVE-2017-5671

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.51%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41754/ exploit
http://apps.intermec.com/downloads/eps_download/Firmware%20Release%20Notes%20x10_11_013310.pdf release notes
https://akerva.com/blog/intermec-industrial-printers-local-root-with-busybox-jailbreak/ exploit third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97236 vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/kmkz/exploit/blob/master/CVE-2017-5671-Credits.pdf vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5671?
CVE-2017-5671 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-5671?
To fix CVE-2017-5671, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-5671 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-5671 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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