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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2017-7317

High
9.8/10

Summary

An issue was discovered on Humax Digital HG100 2.0.6 devices. The attacker can find the root credentials in the backup file, aka GatewaySettings.bin.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published