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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2014-4880

Buffer overflow in Hikvision DVR DS-7204 Firmware 2.2.10 build 131009, and other models and versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an RTSP PLAY request with a long Authorization header.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 7.5EPSS 70.7%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 70.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Buffer overflow in Hikvision DVR DS-7204 Firmware 2.2.10 build 131009, and other models and versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an RTSP PLAY request with a long Authorization header.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
70.65% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 24 November 2014
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
hikvision/dvr ds-7204 firmware
Source
cret@cert.org
EPSS trend
0%38%75%26 October 2026: 70.65%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 70.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-35356source ↗Hikvision DVR - RTSP Request Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)linux · Metasploitremote24 November 2014yes

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.