{"id":"CVE-2018-8072","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-8072","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:12:27.317Z","title":"The ipcam_cgi binary contains a stack-based buffer overflow that is possible to trigger from a remote unauthenticated /camera-cgi/public/getsysyeminfo.cgi?action=VALUE_HERE HTTP request: if the VALUE_HERE length is more than 0x400 (1024), it is possible…","description":"An issue was discovered on EDIMAX IC-3140W through 3.06, IC-5150W through 3.09, and IC-6220DC through 3.06 devices. The ipcam_cgi binary contains a stack-based buffer overflow that is possible to trigger from a remote unauthenticated /camera-cgi/public/getsysyeminfo.cgi?action=VALUE_HERE HTTP request: if the VALUE_HERE length is more than 0x400 (1024), it is possible to overwrite other values located on the stack due to an incorrect use of the strcpy() function.","published":"2018-04-26T15:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:04:12.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-787"],"affected":["edimax/ic-3140w firmware","edimax/ic-5150w firmware","edimax/ic-6220dc firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.02747,"percentile":0.8612,"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 (2.75%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://gitlab.com/nemux/CVE-2018-8072/blob/master/CVE-2018-8072_PoC.txt","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://gitlab.com/nemux/CVE-2018-8072/blob/master/nemux_codemotion_Rome18_cover.pdf","tags":["Exploit","Technical Description","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.edimax.com/edimax/download/download/data/edimax/uk/download/for_home/home_network_cameras/home_network_cameras_indoor_fixed/ic-3140w","tags":["Patch","Product","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.nemux.org/2018/04/24/cve-2018-8072/","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://gitlab.com/nemux/CVE-2018-8072/blob/master/CVE-2018-8072_PoC.txt","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://gitlab.com/nemux/CVE-2018-8072/blob/master/nemux_codemotion_Rome18_cover.pdf","tags":["Exploit","Technical Description","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.edimax.com/edimax/download/download/data/edimax/uk/download/for_home/home_network_cameras/home_network_cameras_indoor_fixed/ic-3140w","tags":["Patch","Product","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.nemux.org/2018/04/24/cve-2018-8072/","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8072","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."}