CVE-2000-0043 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the CamShot WebCam HTTP server. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system by sending an excessively long GET request. While not actively exploited in the wild, public exploit code exists, and its high CVSS score of 7.5 indicates a significant risk of data compromise, integrity loss, and system availability impact. Despite its age and lack of current community discussion, the presence of a known exploit warrants attention for systems still running this legacy software.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:camshot:webcam_http_server:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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