CVE-2019-25437 Foscam Video Management System 1.1.6.6 Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
Local attackers can crash the Foscam Video Management System by supplying an excessively long string to the UID field during device addition.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-25437?
CVE-2019-25437 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Foscam Video Management System, published on 20 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Foscam Video Management System 1.1.6.6 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the UID field that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string. Attackers can input a 5000-character buffer into the UID parameter during device addition to trigger an application crash when the Login Check function is invoked.
Weakness: CWE-121
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25437?
How do I fix CVE-2019-25437?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25437 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-25437 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25437 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8j7g-rjc3-pcjw.