CVE-2018-17240
mediumpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.037 · 90 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
There is a memory dump vulnerability on Netwave IP camera devices at //proc/kcore that allows an unauthenticated attacker to exfiltrate sensitive information from the network configuration (e.g., username and password).
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
weaknesses
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exploits (3)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- BBge/CVE-2018-17240CVE-2018-17240PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (3)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- netwavepr indoor ip camera firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:netwavepr:indoor_ip_camera_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- netwavepr outdoor ip camera firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:netwavepr:outdoor_ip_camera_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2018-17240/cnnvd
- https://github.com/BBge/CVE-2018-17240/blob/main/exploit.pycnnvd
- https://www.bbge.org/file/exploit.pycnnvd
- https://github.com/BBge/CVE-2018-17240enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/BBge/CVE-2018-17240/blob/main/exploit.pyenisa_euvd
- https://www.bbge.org/file/exploit.pyenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/BBge/CVE-2018-17240Third Party Advisorynvd
- https://github.com/BBge/CVE-2018-17240/blob/main/exploit.pyExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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