CVE-2016-2356 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Milesight IP security cameras through 2016-11-14 have a buffer overflow in a web application via a long username or password.

Published: 2019-10-25

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 3.2% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Milesight

IP security cameras

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`through 2016-11-14`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:milesight:ip_security_camera_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:milesight:ip_security_camera:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-3440	Milesight IP security cameras through 2016-11-14 have a buffer overflow in a web application via a long username or password.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03206.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://kirils.org/slides/2016-10-06_Milesight_initial.pdf
https://possiblesecurity.com/news/vulnerabilities-of-milesight-ip-security-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scckkI7CAW0

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Milesight Ip Security Camera Ip Security Camera Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2019-10-25T12:46:38.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:24:49.100Z

Reserved: 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-2356

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-10-25T15:15:11.513

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:43:52.740

Link: CVE-2016-2356

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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