CVE-2017-9492

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 include the HTTPOnly flag in a Set-Cookie header for administration applications, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via script access to cookies.

Published: 2017-07-30 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-9492 is rated Moderate Risk (56.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.58%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.24% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-9492

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 0.34% 1.58% +1.24%
2 2025-03-30 0.66% 0.34% -0.32%
3 2025-03-29 0.66%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-9492

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [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-2017-9492

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-9492

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-2017-9492

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