CVE-2017-8864
Client-side enforcement using JavaScript of server-side security options on the Cohu 3960HD...
Client-side enforcement using JavaScript of server-side security options on the Cohu 3960HD allows an attacker to manipulate options sent to the camera and cause malfunction or code execution, as demonstrated by a client-side "if (!passwordsAreEqual())" test.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Client-side enforcement using JavaScript of server-side security options on the Cohu 3960HD allows an attacker to manipulate options sent to the camera and cause malfunction or code execution, as demonstrated by a client-side "if (!passwordsAreEqual())" test.
- Record
CVE-2017-8864- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-693
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Client-side enforcement using JavaScript of server-side security options on the Cohu 3960HD allows an attacker to manipulate options sent to the camera and cause malfunction or code execution, as demonstrated by a client-side "if (!passwordsAreEqual())" test.
- Record
CVE-2017-8864- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-17806 No score
Client-side enforcement using JavaScript of server-side security options on the Cohu 3960HD allows an attacker to manipulate options sent to the camera and cause malfunction or code execution, as demonstrated by a client-side "if (!passwordsAreEqual())" test.
- Record
EUVD-2017-17806- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h4xp-v7gq-rc9v
Client-side enforcement using JavaScript of server-side security options on the Cohu 3960HD...
Client-side enforcement using JavaScript of server-side security options on the Cohu 3960HD allows an attacker to manipulate options sent to the camera and cause malfunction or code execution, as demonstrated by a client-side "if (!passwordsAreEqual())" test.
- Record
GHSA-h4xp-v7gq-rc9v- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-693
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-8864 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Cohuhd 3960hd Firmware, published November 22, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.33%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.