CVE-2016-2356
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 25, 2019 at 12:46 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:43 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorIP Security Camera FirmwareIp Security Camera
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
Milesight IP security cameras through 2016-11-14 have a buffer overflow in a web application via a long username or password.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
80%
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://kirils.org/slides/2016-10-06_Milesight_initial.pdfx_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://possiblesecurity.com/news/vulnerabilities-of-milesight-ip-security-cameras/x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scckkI7CAW0CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120
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