Dvr Firmware
CVE-2023-28811
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Buffer copy size validation
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: adjacent network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
There is a buffer overflow in the password recovery feature of Hikvision NVR/DVR models. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Buffer Copy without Size Check vulnerability could allow attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Always validate buffer sizes before copy operations. Use bounded functions (strncpy, snprintf). Enable compiler protections.
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This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Copy without Size Check (CWE-120), which allows attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory. There is a buffer overflow in the password recovery feature of Hikvision NVR/DVR models. If exploited, an attacker on the same local area network (LAN) could cause the device to malfunction by sending specially crafted packets to an unpatched device. Affected products include: Hikvision Nvr-216Mh-C\(D\) Firmware, Hikvision Nvr-216Mh-C\/16P\(D\) Firmware, Hikvision Nvr-208Mh-C\/8P\(D\) Firmware, Hikvision Nvr-104Mh-C\/4P\(D\) Firmware, Hikvision Nvr-104Mh-C\(D\) Firmware.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
There is a buffer overflow in the password recovery feature of Hikvision NVR/DVR models. If exploited, an attacker on the same local area network (LAN) could cause the device to malfunction by sending specially crafted packets to an unpatched device.
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Attack Technique
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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