Description
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).
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
GitHub 3 repositories
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Xewdy444/Netgrave ★ 8 · Jan 4, 2024
A tool for retrieving login credentials from Netwave IP cameras using a memory dump vulnerability (CVE-2018-17240)
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FenrirSec/CVE-2018-17240_exploit ★ 2 · Jan 7, 2025
Bash exploit for the CVE-2018-17240 (Netwave Cameras Memory Leak)
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BBge/CVE-2018-17240 ★ 0 · Jun 10, 2022
CVE-2018-17240
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.