CVE-2017-9481
The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version dpc3939-P20-18-v303r20421746-170221a...
The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version dpc3939-P20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-CMCST) devices allows remote attackers to obtain unintended access to the Network Processor (NP) 169.254/16 IP network by adding a routing-table entry that specifies the LAN IP address as the router for that network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version dpc3939-P20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-CMCST) devices allows remote attackers to obtain unintended access to the Network Processor (NP) 169.254/16 IP network by adding a routing-table entry that specifies the LAN IP address as the router for that network.
- Record
CVE-2017-9481- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version dpc3939-P20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-CMCST) devices allows remote attackers to obtain unintended access to the Network Processor (NP) 169.254/16 IP network by adding a routing-table entry that specifies the LAN IP address as the router for that network.
- Record
CVE-2017-9481- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-18413 No score
The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version dpc3939-P20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-CMCST) devices allows remote attackers to obtain unintended access to the Network Processor (NP) 169.254/16 IP network by adding a routing-table entry that specifies the LAN IP address as the router for that network.
- Record
EUVD-2017-18413- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jr56-p22g-v622
The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version dpc3939-P20-18-v303r20421746-170221a...
The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version dpc3939-P20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-CMCST) devices allows remote attackers to obtain unintended access to the Network Processor (NP) 169.254/16 IP network by adding a routing-table entry that specifies the LAN IP address as the router for that network.
- Record
GHSA-jr56-p22g-v622- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-9481 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Cisco Dpc3939 Firmware, published July 31, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.17%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.