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CVE-2017-2843

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-2843 describes a critical vulnerability in the Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera (application firmware 2.52.2.37) where a specially crafted HTTP request can inject arbitrary data into the "msmtprc" configuration file, leading to remote command execution. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk due to its low attack complexity, requiring only user-level privileges, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, its high severity warrants attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.52.2.37CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:foscam:c1_indoor_hd_camera_firmware:2.52.2.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0344 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 17,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

talosintelligence.com / vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0345
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/99184
Broken Link