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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 8.8/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://apps.intermec.com/downloads/eps_download/Firmware%20Release%20Notes%20x10_11_013310.pdfRelease Notes
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97236Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://akerva.com/blog/intermec-industrial-printers-local-root-with-busybox-jailbreak/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/kmkz/exploit/blob/master/CVE-2017-5671-Credits.pdfVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41754/
- http://apps.intermec.com/downloads/eps_download/Firmware%20Release%20Notes%20x10_11_013310.pdfRelease Notes
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97236Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://akerva.com/blog/intermec-industrial-printers-local-root-with-busybox-jailbreak/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/kmkz/exploit/blob/master/CVE-2017-5671-Credits.pdfVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41754/
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 29, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified