CVE-2016-2356

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Published Oct 25, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 3.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

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

Affected Products

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

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.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 3.2% (3.206% probability within 30 days)

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

Weaknesses

CWE-120

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:24 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: certcc
Published: Oct 25, 2019, 12:46 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:24 PM
Reserved: Feb 12, 2016, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:43 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 25, 2019, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:43 AM

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