CVE-2016-2356 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Milesight IP security cameras and their firmware, specifically through versions released up to November 14, 2016. This flaw, rated 9.8 CRITICAL, can be exploited remotely without authentication by supplying an excessively long username or password, leading to complete compromise of the affected device (confidentiality, integrity, and availability). While there is no known public exploit code or active exploitation, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2016-11-14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:milesight:ip_security_camera_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.