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CVE-2017-2878 — An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the web management interf

An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the web management interface used by the Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera running application firmware 2.52.2.43. A specially crafted HTTP request can cause a buffer overflow resulting in overwriting arbitrary data. An attacker can

CVSS
8.8 HIGH
EPSS
1.35% (top 20.10%)
CWE
—
Published
2018-09-19T16:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-09-17T03:18:34.203Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

01What is this vulnerability?

An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the web management interface used by the Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera running application firmware 2.52.2.43. A specially crafted HTTP request can cause a buffer overflow resulting in overwriting arbitrary data. An attacker can simply send an HTTP request to the device to trigger this vulnerability.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
FoscamFoscam C1 Indoor HD CameraFoscam Indoor IP Camera C1 Series,System Firmware Version: 1.9.3.1,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

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

09References

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