#VU16712 Improper input validation in Yi Home Camera - CVE-2018-3920

 

#VU16712 Improper input validation in Yi Home Camera - CVE-2018-3920

Published: December 26, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16712
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3920
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Yi Home Camera
Software vendor:
YI Technology

Description

The vulnerability allows a physical attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the firmware update functionality during insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A physical attacker can insert an SDcard containing 7-Zip file, trigger a CRC collision and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.


Remediation

Update to the latest version.

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