Buffer overflow in IP Video Camera Firmware - CVE-2017-2879

 

Buffer overflow in IP Video Camera Firmware - CVE-2017-2879

Published: November 24, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9412
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2879
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Foscam
Affected software:
IP Video Camera Firmware

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in the UPnP implementation. An adjacent attacker can supply a specially crafted UPnP discovery response and reply to a discovery message, overwrite arbitrary data and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-2879

Install update from vendor's website.

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