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CVE-2017-16566

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 17, 2017 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:09 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorJooan A5 IP Camera FirmwareJooan A5 Ip Camera

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

On Jooan IP Camera A5 2.3.36 devices, an insecure FTP server does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to read or replace core system files including those used for authentication (such as passwd and shadow). This can be abused to take full root level control of the device.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Jooan A5 IP Camera Firmware· Qacctv
95%
2.3.36
qacctv-jooan-a5-ip-camera (same device)
Jooan A5 Ip Camera· Qacctvdevice
80%
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://siggyd.github.io/Advisories/CVE-2017-16566

CVSS

9.8CRITICAL[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287

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