CVE-2018-3938 is a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the 802dot1xclientcert.cgi functionality in Sony IPELA E Series Camera G5 firmware version 1.87.00. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution by sending a specially crafted POST request. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise potential (confidentiality, integrity, availability). While no public exploit code or active exploitation is confirmed, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.87.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sony:snc-eb600_firmware:1.87.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.87.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sony:snc-eb630_firmware:1.87.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.87.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sony:snc-eb600b_firmware:1.87.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.87.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sony:snc-eb630b_firmware:1.87.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.87.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sony:snc-eb602r_firmware:1.87.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/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.
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.