CVE-2018-17177

Summary

CVECVE-2018-17177
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-09-18 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2021-06-17 17:29:00 UTC
DescriptionAn issue was discovered on Neato Botvac Connected 2.2.0 and Botvac 85 1.2.1 devices. Static encryption is used for the copying of so-called "black box" logs (event logs and core dumps) to a USB stick. These logs are RC4-encrypted with a 9-character password of *^JEd4W!I that is obfuscated by hiding it within a custom /bin/rc4_crypt binary.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-326

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Neato Botvac 85 Connected - All All All
Hardware Neato Botvac 85 Connected - All All All
Operating System Neato Botvac 85 Firmware 1.2.1 All All All
Operating System Neato Botvac 85 Firmware 1.2.1 All All All
Hardware Neato Botvac D3 Connected - All All All
Hardware Neato Botvac D3 Connected - All All All
Operating System Neato Botvac D3 Connected Firmware 2.2.0 All All All
Operating System Neato Botvac D3 Connected Firmware 2.2.0 All All All
Hardware Neato Botvac D4 Connected - All All All
Hardware Neato Botvac D4 Connected - All All All
Operating System Neato Botvac D4 Connected Firmware 2.2.0 All All All
Operating System Neato Botvac D4 Connected Firmware 2.2.0 All All All
Hardware Neato Botvac D5 Connected - All All All
Hardware Neato Botvac D5 Connected - All All All
Operating System Neato Botvac D5 Connected Firmware 2.2.0 All All All
Operating System Neato Botvac D5 Connected Firmware 2.2.0 All All All
Hardware Neato Botvac D6 Connected - All All All
Hardware Neato Botvac D6 Connected - All All All
Operating System Neato Botvac D6 Connected Firmware 2.2.0 All All All
Operating System Neato Botvac D6 Connected Firmware 2.2.0 All All All
Hardware Neato Botvac D7 Connected - All All All
Hardware Neato Botvac D7 Connected - All All All
Operating System Neato Botvac D7 Connected Firmware 2.2.0 All All All
Operating System Neato Botvac D7 Connected Firmware 2.2.0 All All All
Hardware Neatorobotics Botvac 85 Connected - All All All
Operating System Neatorobotics Botvac 85 Firmware 1.2.1 All All All
Hardware Neatorobotics Botvac D3 Connected - All All All
Operating System Neatorobotics Botvac D3 Connected Firmware 2.2.0 All All All
Hardware Neatorobotics Botvac D4 Connected - All All All
Operating System Neatorobotics Botvac D4 Connected Firmware 2.2.0 All All All
Hardware Neatorobotics Botvac D5 Connected - All All All
Operating System Neatorobotics Botvac D5 Connected Firmware 2.2.0 All All All
Hardware Neatorobotics Botvac D6 Connected - All All All
Operating System Neatorobotics Botvac D6 Connected Firmware 2.2.0 All All All
Hardware Neatorobotics Botvac D7 Connected - All All All
Operating System Neatorobotics Botvac D7 Connected Firmware 2.2.0 All All All

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