Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2009-045 |
Date Published: | 6 Feb 2009 |
Severity: | High |
Last Updated: | Thursday 01 January, 2009 |
Source: | Secunia Advisory: SA33444 |
Industry Reference: | CVE-2008-5260 |
Protection Provided by: | |
Who is Vulnerable? | Axis Communications AXIS Camera Control 2.40.0.0 and prior |
Vulnerability Description | A buffer overflow vulnerability was reported in the ActiveX Camera Control by AXIS Communications. A remote image/video monitoring solution, AXIS Camera Control is an ActiveX control with multiple functions that can be used over HTTP. The vulnerability is due to a boundary error that can be exploited to execute arbitrary code if the user has visited and clicked a malicious web page. |
Update/Patch Avaliable | The vendor recommends removing the ActiveX control and using AXIS Media Control as a replacement. http://www.axis.com/techsup/software/amc/index.htm |
Vulnerability Details | The vulnerability is due to a boundary error while parsing the value of image_pan_tilt property of the control. The vulnerable code does not properly validate the length of the string assigned to the property before copying it in a heap-based buffer. As a result of this, attackers can manipulate this property to overflow the buffer |