CVE-2017-5671 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 1.4% (pctl 72)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 1.4% — more likely to be exploited than 72% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-269 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-03-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (14)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| honeywell | intermec pc23 |
| honeywell | intermec pc23 firmware |
| honeywell | intermec pc42 |
| honeywell | intermec pc42 firmware |
| honeywell | intermec pc43 |
| honeywell | intermec pc43 firmware |
| honeywell | intermec pd43 |
| honeywell | intermec pd43 firmware |
| honeywell | intermec pm23 |
| honeywell | intermec pm23 firmware |
| honeywell | intermec pm42 |
| honeywell | intermec pm42 firmware |
| honeywell | intermec pm43 |
| honeywell | intermec pm43 firmware |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Intermec PM43 Industrial Printer - Local Privilege Escalation | 2017-03-28 |
References
- http://apps.intermec.com/downloads/eps_download/Firmware%20Release%20Notes%20x10_11_013310.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97236
- https://akerva.com/blog/intermec-industrial-printers-local-root-with-busybox-jailbreak/
- https://github.com/kmkz/exploit/blob/master/CVE-2017-5671-Credits.pdf
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41754/
- http://apps.intermec.com/downloads/eps_download/Firmware%20Release%20Notes%20x10_11_013310.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97236
- https://akerva.com/blog/intermec-industrial-printers-local-root-with-busybox-jailbreak/
- https://github.com/kmkz/exploit/blob/master/CVE-2017-5671-Credits.pdf
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41754/
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