What is CVE-2017-2851?

CVE-2017-2851 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foscam C1 Indoor Hd Camera, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2017-06-29.

How severe is CVE-2017-2851?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Foscam C1 Indoor Hd Camera

CVE-2017-2851

In the web management interface in Foscam C1 Indoor HD cameras with application firmware 2.52.2.37, a specially crafted HTTP request can cause a buffer overflow.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-06-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.019 (79.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Foscam C1 Indoor Hd Camera
Foscam C1 Indoor Hd Camera Firmware — versions 2.52.2.37
Foscam Indoor Ip Camera C1 Series

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/99190 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0353 (Technical Description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2851?: CVE-2017-2851 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foscam C1 Indoor Hd Camera, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2017-06-29.
How severe is CVE-2017-2851?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.