What is CVE-2017-2842?

CVE-2017-2842 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foscam C1 Indoor Hd Camera, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-06-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-2842?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in Foscam C1 Indoor Hd Camera

CVE-2017-2842

In the web management interface in Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera running application firmware 2.52.2.37, a specially crafted HTTP request can allow for a user to inject arbitrary data in the "msmtprc" configuration file resulting in command execution. An attacker can simply send an HTTP request to the device to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.034 (87.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Foscam C1_indoor_hd_camera
Foscam C1_indoor_hd_camera_firmware — versions 2.52.2.37
Foscam Indoor Ip Camera C1 Series — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
talos-cna@cisco.com (Technical Description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2842?: CVE-2017-2842 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foscam C1 Indoor Hd Camera, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-06-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-2842?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.