CVE-2017-2877 — A missing error check exists in the Multi-Camera interface used by the Foscam C1

A missing error check exists in the Multi-Camera interface used by the Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera running application firmware 2.52.2.43. A specially crafted request on port 10001 could allow an attacker to reset the user accounts to factory defaults, without authentication.

01What is this vulnerability?

A missing error check exists in the Multi-Camera interface used by the Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera running application firmware 2.52.2.43. A specially crafted request on port 10001 could allow an attacker to reset the user accounts to factory defaults, without authentication.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Foscam	Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera	Foscam Indoor IP Camera C1 Series,System Firmware Version: 1.9.3.18,Application Firmware Version: 2.52.2.43,Plug-In Version: 3.3.0.26

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-09-19T18:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-17T02:26:47.991Z

09References

• talosintelligence.com — https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0384