{"id":"CVE-2018-6414","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-6414","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T02:03:51.103Z","title":"A buffer overflow vulnerability in the web server of some Hikvision IP Cameras allows an attacker to send a specially crafted message to affected devices.","description":"A buffer overflow vulnerability in the web server of some Hikvision IP Cameras allows an attacker to send a specially crafted message to affected devices. Due to the insufficient input validation, successful exploit can corrupt memory and lead to arbitrary code execution or crash the process.","published":"2018-08-13T15:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:01:49.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"hsrc@hikvision.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["hikvision/ip cameras"],"epss":{"score":0.02274,"percentile":0.8299,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.hikvision.com/en/support/cybersecurity/security-advisory/security-notification--buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-some-hik/","source":"hsrc@hikvision.com"},{"url":"https://www.hikvision.com/en/support/cybersecurity/security-advisory/security-notification--buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-some-hik/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6414","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}