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CVE-2017-5674

CVE-2017-5674CRITICAL

n/a n/a — A vulnerability in a custom-built GoAhead web server used on Foscam, Vstarcam, and multiple white-label IP camera models allows an attack…

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  H  H  H    9.8   .2157   97.6     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Jan 31  Reserved by mitre
  Mar 13  Published (CNA: mitre)
  Oct 15  ENRICHED — CVE-2017-5674. Received CVSS 9.8 and CPE data from NVD.
  Oct 15  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2017-5674. Public exploit reference added.

CWE-200 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.0 · 2 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

A vulnerability in a custom-built GoAhead web server used on Foscam, Vstarcam, and multiple white-label IP camera models allows an attacker to craft a malformed HTTP ("GET system.ini HTTP/1.1\n\n" - note the lack of "/" in the path field of the request) request that will disclose the configuration file with the login password.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
January 31, 2017	Reserved	Reserved by mitre
March 13, 2017	Published	Published (CNA: mitre)
October 15, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2017-5674. Received CVSS 9.8 and CPE data from NVD.
October 15, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2017-5674. Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-200

References (2)

https://www.cybereason.com/cve-ip-cameras/ [Exploit, Third Party Advisory]
https://www.cybereason.com/zero-day-exploits-turn-hundreds-of-thousands-of-ip-cameras-into-iot-botnet-slaves/ [Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2017-5674 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-200

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