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CVE-2020-5735 · netVigilance record NV21-0156

Amcrest Cameras and NVR Stack-based Buffer Overflow

past due

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA deadline 2022-05-03 · passed 4 years 4 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA

What happened

Amcrest cameras and NVR contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability through port 37777 that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to crash the device and possibly execute code.

Who is affected

Amcrest Cameras and Network Video Recorder (NVR). Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.

Weakness class: CWE-121.

Timeline

  1. Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
  2. CISA remediation deadlinepassed 4 years 4 months ago

Sources