Vulnerability Report

CVE-2020-5735

CISA KEV Active

Title: Amcrest Cameras/NVR Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Memory Corruption

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2020-5735

CWE Category CWE-787
Published Date Apr 08, 2020
Modified Date Jun 17, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 8.8 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
35.64%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2020-5735: Amcrest cameras and NVR are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow over port 37777. An authenticated remote attacker can abuse this issue to crash the device and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Impacted Vendors

A
amcrest 18

Reference Links

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157164/Amcrest-Dahua-NVR-Camera-IP2M-841-Denial-Of-Service.html https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-20 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157164/Amcrest-Dahua-NVR-Camera-IP2M-841-Denial-Of-Service.html https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-20 https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-5735
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Severity HIGH
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
8.0
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2020-5735 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48304
View Code
MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.