# CVE-2018-8072: An issue was discovered on EDIMAX IC-3140W through 3.06, IC-5150W through 3.09, and IC-6220DC through 3.06 devices.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-04-26 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://gitlab.com/nemux/CVE-2018-8072/blob/master/nemux_codemotion_Rome18_cover.pdf
- https://gitlab.com/nemux/CVE-2018-8072/blob/master/CVE-2018-8072_PoC.txt
- https://www.nemux.org/2018/04/24/cve-2018-8072/
- https://www.edimax.com/edimax/download/download/data/edimax/uk/download/for_home/home_network_cameras/home_network_cameras_indoor_fixed/ic-3140w

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