CVE-2018-6414 — A buffer overflow vulnerability in the web server of some Hikvision IP Cameras a

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the web server of some Hikvision IP Cameras allows an attacker to send a specially crafted message to affected devices. Due to the insufficient input validation, successful exploit can corrupt memory and lead to arbitrary code execution or crash

01What is this vulnerability?

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the web server of some Hikvision IP Cameras allows an attacker to send a specially crafted message to affected devices. Due to the insufficient input validation, successful exploit can corrupt memory and lead to arbitrary code execution or crash the process.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
hikvision	DS	2DE4xxxW,DS-2DE5xxxW,DS-2DE7xxxW — V5.5.6 build180408 and previous versions

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: 2018-08-13T15:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T06:01:49.275Z

09References

• www.hikvision.com — https://www.hikvision.com/en/support/cybersecurity/security-advisory/security-no…