An exploitable stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the web management interface used by the Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera.

published 2017-06-21 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-11948

cvss: 9.8; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 26.2%; EPSS 26.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits: 0; none known

An exploitable stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the web management interface used by the Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera. A specially crafted http request can cause a stack-based buffer overflow resulting in overwriting arbitrary data on the stack frame. An attacker can simply send an http request to the device to trigger this vulnerability.

Exploit prediction

26.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

talosintelligence.com https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0299 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	9.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Foscam Indoor IP Camera C1 Series

Classification

Weakness

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

talosintelligence.com /vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0299
exploit, third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/99190
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-2805
NVD CVE-2017-2805

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Summary