Is CVE-2017-6342 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-6342 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-6342?

CVE-2017-6342 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2017-6342?

Patch guidance is available from dahuasecurity security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2017-6342.

Fix CVE-2017-6342 - CRITICAL dahuasecurity camera firmware

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2017-6342?

3 products: dahuasecurity camera firmware, dahuasecurity nvr firmware, dahuasecurity smartpss firmware.

Description

An issue was discovered on Dahua DHI-HCVR7216A-S3 devices with NVR Firmware 3.210.0001.10 2016-06-06, Camera Firmware 2.400.0000.28.R 2016-03-29, and SmartPSS Software 1.16.1 2017-01-19. When SmartPSS Software is launched, while on the login screen, the software in the background automatically logs in as admin. This allows sniffing sensitive information identified in CVE-2017-6341 without prior knowledge of the password. This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-6117.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management

Metadata

Primary Vendor: DAHUASECURITY
Published: 2/27/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

dahuasecurity : camera_firmwaredahuasecurity : nvr_firmwaredahuasecurity : smartpss_firmware

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD