CVE-2018-6479

HIGH

Netwave IP Camera - Unauthenticated Denial of Service via Large POST Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2018-6479. PoCs published by dreadlocked, LeQuocKhanh2K.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC demonstrates an unauthenticated Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in Netwave IP Camera servers by sending a single large POST request with a body of 9,999,999 'A' characters. The exploit causes the device to stop responding and streaming video/audio instantly.

Description

An issue was discovered on Netwave IP Camera devices. An unauthenticated attacker can crash a device by sending a POST request with a huge body size to the / URI.

Exploits (2)

nomisec WORKING POC 4 stars
by dreadlocked · poc
https://github.com/dreadlocked/netwave-dosvulnerability

This PoC demonstrates an unauthenticated Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in Netwave IP Camera servers by sending a single large POST request with a body of 9,999,999 'A' characters. The exploit causes the device to stop responding and streaming video/audio instantly.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Netwave IP Camera (any firmware)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target IP camera · Python 2.7 environment
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC
by LeQuocKhanh2K · poc
https://github.com/LeQuocKhanh2K/Tool_Camera_Exploit_Netwave_CVE-2018-6479

This PoC exploits a DoS vulnerability in Netwave IP cameras by sending a POST request with an excessively large body to the root URI, causing the device to become unresponsive for 5-7 minutes.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Netwave IP Camera (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target IP address · Network access to the camera
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/dreadlocked/netwave-dosvulnerability

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0459
EPSS Percentile 90.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (1)
seasofsolutions/ip_camera_firmware
Published Jan 31, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026