CVE-2017-9491

The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version dpc3939-P20-18-v303r20421733-160420a-CMCST); Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version dpc3939-P20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-CMCST); Cisco DPC3939B (firmware version dpc3939b-v303r204217-150321a-CMCST); Cisco DPC3941T (firmware version DPC3941_2.5s3_PROD_sey); and Arris TG1682G (eMTA&DOCSIS version 10.0.132.SIP.PC20.CT, software version TG1682_2.2p7s2_PROD_sey) devices does not set the secure flag for cookies in an https session to an administration application, which makes it easier for remote attackers to capture these cookies by intercepting their transmission within an http session.

Published: 2017-07-30 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-9491 is rated Moderate Risk (45.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.28%). EPSS rose +1.02% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-9491

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.26% 1.28% +1.02%
2 2025-03-17 0.14% 0.26% +0.12%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.14% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-9491

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 1.4 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-9491

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-9491

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco dpc3939_firmware dpc3939-p20-18-v303r20421733-160420a-cmcst cpe:2.3:o:cisco:dpc3939_firmware:dpc3939-p20-18-v303r20421733-160420a-cmcst:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco dpc3939_firmware dpc3939-p20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-cmcst cpe:2.3:o:cisco:dpc3939_firmware:dpc3939-p20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-cmcst:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco dpc3939b_firmware dpc3939b-v303r204217-150321a-cmcst cpe:2.3:o:cisco:dpc3939b_firmware:dpc3939b-v303r204217-150321a-cmcst:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco dpc3941t_firmware dpc3941_2.5s3_prod_sey cpe:2.3:o:cisco:dpc3941t_firmware:dpc3941_2.5s3_prod_sey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
commscope arris_tg1682g_firmware 10.0.132.sip.pc20.ct cpe:2.3:o:commscope:arris_tg1682g_firmware:10.0.132.sip.pc20.ct:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
commscope arris_tg1682g_firmware tg1682_2.2p7s2_prod_sey cpe:2.3:o:commscope:arris_tg1682g_firmware:tg1682_2.2p7s2_prod_sey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-9491

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