CVE-2017-5671
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
Publication date:
29/03/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
8.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:intermec_pc23_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.10.011406 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:intermec_pc42_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.10.011406 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:intermec_pc43_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.10.011406 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:intermec_pd43_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.10.011406 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:intermec_pm23_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.10.011406 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:intermec_pm42_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.10.011406 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:intermec_pm43_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.10.011406 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:intermec_pc23:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:intermec_pc42:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:intermec_pc43:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:intermec_pd43:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:intermec_pm23:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:intermec_pm42:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:intermec_pm43:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- 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/



