Memory corruption in Yi Technology
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the QR code scanning functionality of Yi Home Camera 27US 1.8.7.0D. A specially crafted QR Code can cause a buffer overflow, resulting in code execution. An attacker can make the camera scan a QR code to trigger this vulnerability. Alternatively, a user could be convinced to display a QR code from the internet to their camera, which could exploit this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yi | Yi Technology | Yi Technology Home Camera 27US 1.8.7.0D | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Yi Technology VendorYi Affected Yi Technology Home Camera 27US 1.8.7.0D Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-3900
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6795-hw55-9w45
References
More Yi Home vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-02915 Information disclosure in Yi Technology CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2018-02878 OS command injection in Yi Technology CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2018-02903 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Yi Technology CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-3900 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-3900 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6795-hw55-9w45 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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