What is CVE-2017-6342?

CVE-2017-6342 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dahuasecurity Camera_firmware, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-02-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-6342?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Dahuasecurity Camera_firmware

CVE-2017-6342

An issue was discovered on Dahua DHI-HCVR7216A-S3 devices with NVR Firmware 3.210.0001.10 2016-06-06, Camera Firmware 2.400.0000.28.R 2016-03-29, and SmartPSS Software 1.16.1 2017-01-19. When SmartPSS Software is launched, while on the log…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.128 (95.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Dahuasecurity Camera_firmware — versions 2.400.0000.28.r
Dahuasecurity Dhi-hcvr7216a-s3
Dahuasecurity Nvr_firmware — versions 3.210.0001.10
Dahuasecurity Smartpss_firmware — versions 1.16.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6342?: CVE-2017-6342 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dahuasecurity Camera_firmware, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-6342?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.