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Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-25297 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wansview version 1.0.2. A local attacker can crash the application by entering overly large values while adding a camera. The source bundle does not show evidence of active exploitation in the wild or inclusion in KEV.
Executive priority
Address in normal vulnerability remediation cycles unless the application runs on shared workstations, kiosks, jump hosts, or other systems where untrusted local users can interact with it. Escalate if crashes affect operational camera monitoring or security availability.
Technical view
Wansview 1.0.2 is affected by a buffer overflow classified as CWE-120. The reported trigger is oversized input supplied to camera-addition fields such as the camera name and DID number, causing the application to crash. CVSS v4.0 is 6.9 with local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, and high vulnerable-system availability impact.
Likely exposure
Systems running Wansview 1.0.2 where local users or locally running processes can access the camera-addition workflow. The bundle does not indicate remote network exposure.
Exploitation context
A public ExploitDB reference exists, but the bundle marks KEV as false and provides no source evidence of active exploitation. Treat this as a locally exploitable crash condition rather than confirmed in-the-wild activity.
Researcher notes
The CVE is newly published in the provided bundle despite the 2018 identifier. Evidence supports Wansview 1.0.2 only; do not expand affected versions or products without vendor or CVE evidence. No patch or active exploitation evidence is included in the bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Check Wansview vendor guidance for a fixed version or official workaround, because the source bundle does not provide patch evidence.
- Restrict local access to systems running Wansview 1.0.2 to trusted users only.
- Avoid using untrusted or externally supplied camera names or DID values in the affected application.
- Monitor affected endpoints for repeated application crashes during camera addition workflows.
- Consider removing, isolating, or replacing affected installations if no vendor-supported fix is available.
Validation and detection
- Inventory endpoints for Wansview version 1.0.2.
- Confirm whether affected users can access the camera-addition workflow locally.
- Review application and endpoint logs for crash events correlated with camera creation or device enrollment activity.
- Check vendor release notes or support channels for a fixed release before declaring the issue remediated.
- If validation testing is required, perform it only in an authorized lab environment and avoid production systems.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.9 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
6.9MediumVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ExploitDB-45194CVE reference · exploit
- VulnCheck Advisory: Wansview 1.0.2 Denial of Service via Buffer OverflowCVE reference · third-party-advisory
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CWE details
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Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.