CVE-2018-6832
CVE-2018-6832 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foscam C1 Lite Firmware with a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-787.
Key facts
- Severity: High (CVSS 3.x base score 7.5)
- CVSS v2: 7.8
- EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (82nd percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-787
- Affected product: Foscam C1 Lite Firmware
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the getSWFlag function in Foscam Cameras C1 Lite V3, and C1 V3 with firmware 2.82.2.33 and earlier, FI9800P V3, FI9803P V4, FI9851P V3, and FI9853EP V2 2.84.2.33 and earlier, FI9816P V3, FI9821EP V2, FI9821P V3, FI9826P V3, and FI9831P V3 2.81.2.33 and earlier, C1, C1 V2, C1 Lite, and C1 Lite V2 2.52.2.47 and earlier, FI9800P, FI9800P V2, FI9803P V2, FI9803P V3, and FI9851P V2 2.54.2.47 and earlier, FI9815P, FI9815P V2, FI9816P, and FI9816P V2, 2.51.2.47 and earlier, R2 and R4 2.71.1.59 and earlier, C2 and FI9961EP 2.72.1.59 and earlier, FI9900EP, FI9900P, and FI9901EP 2.74.1.59 and earlier, FI9928P 2.74.1.58 and earlier, FI9803EP and FI9853EP 2.22.2.31 and earlier, FI9803P and FI9851P 2.24.2.31 and earlier, FI9821P V2, FI9826P V2, FI9831P V2, and FI9821EP 2.21.2.31 and earlier, FI9821W V2, FI9831W, FI9826W, FI9821P, FI9831P, and FI9826P 2.11.1.120 and earlier, FI9818W V2 2.13.2.120 and earlier, FI9805W, FI9804W, FI9804P, FI9805E, and FI9805P 2.14.1.120 and earlier, FI9828P, and FI9828W 2.13.1.120 and earlier, and FI9828P V2 2.11.1.133 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash and reboot), via the callbackJson parameter.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-6832?
- Stack-based buffer overflow in the getSWFlag function in Foscam Cameras C1 Lite V3, and C1 V3 with firmware 2.82.2.33 and earlier, FI9800P V3, FI9803P V4, FI9851P V3, and FI9853EP V2 2.84.2.33 and earlier, FI9816P V3, FI9821EP V2, FI9821P V3, FI9826P V3, and FI9831P V3 2.81.2.33 and earlier, C1, C1 V2, C1 Lite, and C1 Lite V2 2.52.2.47 and earlier, FI9800P, FI9800P V2, FI9803P V2, FI9803P V3, and FI9851P V2 2.54.2.47 and earlier, FI9815P, FI9815P V2, FI9816P, and FI9816P V2, 2.51.2.47 and earlier, R2 and R4 2.71.1.59 and earlier, C2 and FI9961EP 2.72.1.59 and earlier, FI9900EP, FI9900P, and FI9901EP 2.74.1.59 and earlier, FI9928P 2.74.1.58 and earlier, FI9803EP and FI9853EP 2.22.2.31 and earlier, FI9803P and FI9851P 2.24.2.31 and earlier, FI9821P V2, FI9826P V2, FI9831P V2, and FI9821EP 2.21.2.31 and earlier, FI9821W V2, FI9831W, FI9826W, FI9821P, FI9831P, and FI9826P 2.11.1.120 and earlier, FI9818W V2 2.13.2.120 and earlier, FI9805W, FI9804W, FI9804P, FI9805E, and FI9805P 2.14.1.120 and earlier, FI9828P, and FI9828W 2.13.1.120 and earlier, and FI9828P V2 2.11.1.133 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash and reboot), via the callbackJson parameter.
- How severe is CVE-2018-6832?
- CVE-2018-6832 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.5, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
- Is CVE-2018-6832 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (82nd percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2018-6832?
- CVE-2018-6832 primarily affects Foscam C1 Lite Firmware. In total, 32 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2018-6832?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- When was CVE-2018-6832 published?
- CVE-2018-6832 was published on 2018-07-09 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- https://blog.vdoo.com/2018/06/06/vdoo-has-found-major-vulnerabilities-in-foscam-cameras/
- https://www.foscam.com/company/securing-your-foscam-camera-important-notice.html
Affected products (32)
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:c1_lite_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:c1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9800p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9821ep_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9821p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9826p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9831p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9803p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9851p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9815p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9816p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:r2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:r4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:c2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9961ep_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9900ep_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9900p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9901ep_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9928p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9803ep_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9853ep_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9821w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9831w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9826w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9818w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9805w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9804w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9804p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9805e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9805p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9828p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:foscam:fi9828w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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