CVE-2023-28811 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2023-28811

There is a buffer overflow in the password recovery feature...

Vulnerability Description

There is a buffer overflow in the password recovery feature of Hikvision NVR/DVR models. If exploited, an attacker on the same local area network (LAN) could cause the device to malfunction by sending specially crafted packets to an unpatched device.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Peter Szot @IOActive

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

iDS-EXXHUH, DS-EXXHGH, iDS-EXXHQH, DVR-EXXHUH, DVR-EXXHGH, DVR-EXXHQH, iDS-72XXHQH-M(C), iDS-72XXHUH-M(C), iDS-72XXHQH-M(E), iDS-72XXHUH-M(E), iDS-72XXHTH-M(C), HW-HWD-72XXMH-G4, HW-HWD-62XXMH-G4, HL-DVR-216Q-K2(E), DS-71XXHGH-M(C), DS-72XXHGH-M(C), DS-71XXHGH-K(S), DS-72XXHGH-K(S), HL-DVR-1XXG-K(S), HL-DVR-2XXG-K(S), HL-DVR-1XXG-M(C), HL-DVR-2XXG-M(C), HW-HWD-51XXH(S), HW-HWD-51XXH-G, HW-HWD-51XXMH-G, iDS-71xxHQH-M(C), iDS-71xxHQH-M(E), iDS-72xxHQH-M/E(C), iDS-72xxHQH-M/E(E), HL-DVR-2XXQ-M(C), HL-DVR-2XXQ-M(E), HW-HWD-61XXMH-G4, HW-HWD-61XXMH-G4(E), iDS-71xxHUH-M(C), iDS-72xxHUH-M/E(C), iDS-71xxHUH-M(E), iDS-72xxHUH-M/E(E), HL-DVR-2XXU-M(C), HL-DVR-2XXU-M(E), HW-HWD-71XXMH-G4, HW-HWD-71XXMH-G4(E), NVR-2xxMH-C(D), NVR-1xxMH-C(D), HW-HWN-42xxMH(D), HW-HWN-41xxMH(D), DS-71xxNI-Q1(C), DS-71xxNI-Q1(D), HL-NVR-1xxMH-D(C), HL-NVR-1xxMH-D(D), HW-HWN-21xxMH(C), HW-HWN-21xxMH(D), DS-76xxNI-Q1(C), DS-76xxNI-Q2(C), DS-76xxNI-K1(C), HW-HWN-41xxMH(C), HW-HWN-42xxMH(C), HL-NVR-1xxMH-C(C), HL-NVR-2xxMH-C(C), DS-77xxNI-I4(B)
Vulnerable Versions:
Build date before 230821(Version before V4.1.60 are not affected)

Timeline

Official Publish: November 23rd, 2023
Last Modified: August 2nd, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.