PatchTheCVEwebcam vulnerabilities and fixes
Recent CVEs affecting webcam, with upgrade or downgrade steps. 2 tracked.
webcam has 2 tracked vulnerabilities, 0 critical. A fixed release or vendor patch exists for 1. Most recent: 2020-01-31. Highest priority: CVE-2014-8338 (score 44/100).
- CVE-2014-8338 MEDIUM 6.1 DOWNGRADE Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in vwrooms/js/jsor-jcarousel/examples/special_textscroller.php in the
- CVE-2005-1617 LOW 2.1 UPGRADE UPGRADE Willings WebCam and WebCam Lite 2.8 and earlier stores the password in memory in plaintext, which allows local
FAQ
How do I fix webcam vulnerabilities?
Open the CVE for your version, check the affected range, then follow the listed action: upgrade to the fixed release, or downgrade or mitigate if no fix exists yet. Commands for each OS are shown on every CVE page.
Is webcam being exploited right now?
None of the tracked webcam CVEs are on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the moment. This is checked every 20 minutes.
Which webcam CVE should I patch first?
CVE-2014-8338 currently ranks highest (44/100): Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in vwrooms/js/jsor-jcarousel/examples/special_textscroller.php in the.