Vivotek FD8136 devices allow remote memory corruption and remote code execution because of a stack-based buffer overflow, related to sprintf, vlocal_buff_4326, and set_getparam.cgi. NOTE: The vendor has disputed this as a vulnerability and states that the issue does not cause a web server crash or have any other affect on it's performance
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-14496 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.78%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 11.43% | 4.78% | -6.65% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 4.78% | 11.43% | +6.65% |
| 3 | 2025-03-19 | — | 4.78% | — |
Full EPSS history (15 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.0 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| vivotek | fd8136_firmware | 0301a | cpe:2.3:o:vivotek:fd8136_firmware:0301a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.vdalabs.com/2018/07/23/professional-iot-hacking-series-target-selection-firmware-analysis/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.vdalabs.com/2018/11/29/professional-iot-hacking-series-hunting-remote-memory-corruption/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |