CVE-2018-6479 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published 31 Jan 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

An unauthenticated attacker can crash Netwave IP Camera devices by sending a POST request with a large body size.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-6479?

CVE-2018-6479 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered on Netwave IP Camera devices. An unauthenticated attacker can crash a device by sending a POST request with a huge body size to the / URI.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6479?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Seasofsolutions Ip Camera Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-6479?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6479 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2018-6479 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6479 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8cc9-m597-xgqf.