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Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CVE-2016-2356

High
9.8/10

Summary

Milesight IP security cameras through 2016-11-14 have a buffer overflow in a web application via a long username or password.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

The program copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

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