CVE-2017-8330 [Medium] | Input Validation Bypass in Almond 2015 Firmware

An issue was discovered on Securifi Almond, Almond+, and Almond 2015 devices with firmware AL-R096. The device provides a UPnP functionality for devices to interface with the router and interact with the device. It seems that the "NewInMessage" SOAP parameter passed with a huge payload results in crashing the process. If the firmware version AL-R096 is dissected using binwalk tool, we obtain a cpio-root archive which contains the filesystem set up on the device that contains all the binaries. The binary "miniupnpd" is the one that has the vulnerable function that receives the values sent by the SOAP request. If we open this binary in IDA-pro we will notice that this follows a MIPS little endian format. The function WscDevPutMessage at address 0x0041DBB8 in IDA pro is identified to be receiving the values sent in the SOAP request. The SOAP parameter "NewInMesage" received at address 0x0041DC30 causes the miniupnpd process to finally crash when a second request is sent to the same process.

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#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.61%	1.48%	+0.87%
2	2026-05-19	0.74%	0.61%	-0.13%
3	2025-03-30	—	0.74%	—

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2026-06-15

0.61%

1.48%

+0.87%

2026-05-19

0.74%

0.61%

-0.13%

2025-03-30

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Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
6.5	3.0	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:A) Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.8	3.6	[email protected]
3.3	2.0	LOW	`AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P` Click to expand Access vector (AV:A) Requires access to an adjacent network segment. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:N) No confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:N) No integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	6.5	2.9	[email protected]

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6.5

3.0

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:A): Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.8

3.6

[email protected]

3.3

2.0

LOW

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand

Access vector (AV:A): Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N): No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N): No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P): Partial availability impact.

6.5

2.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-8330

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
securifi	almond_2015_firmware	al-r096	cpe:2.3:o:securifi:almond_2015_firmware:al-r096:::::::*
securifi	almond\+firmware	al-r096	cpe:2.3:o:securifi:almond\+firmware:al-r096:::::::*
securifi	almond_firmware	al-r096	cpe:2.3:o:securifi:almond_firmware:al-r096:::::::*

References for CVE-2017-8330

URL	Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153227/Securifi-Almond-2015-Buffer-Overflow-Command-Injection-XSS-CSRF.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/ethanhunnt/IoT_vulnerabilities/blob/master/Securifi_Almond_plus_sec_issues.pdf	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/8	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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