Multiple buffer overflows in TrackerCam 5.12 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary…

published 2005-02-19 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0479

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 66.5%; EPSS 66.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.2%
public exploits: 2; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Multiple buffer overflows in TrackerCam 5.12 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) an HTTP request with a long User-Agent header or (2) a long argument to an arbitrary PHP script.

Timeline

2005-02-18 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/http/trackercam_phparg_overflow)
2005-02-19 Published

Exploit prediction

66.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/windows/http/trackercam_phparg_overflow TrackerCam PHP Argument Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, average rank, 2005-02-18
EDB-16811 TrackerCam - PHP Argument Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2010-05-09
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/390918 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12592 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

securityfocus.com /archive/1/390918
mailing-list, exploit, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/12592
vdb-entry, exploit, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/19409
vdb-entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/19411
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2005-0478
NVD CVE-2005-0478

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Summary