Check Point Advisories

Amcrest Cameras Null Pointer Dereference (CVE-2020-5736)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-1194
Date Published:	23 Nov 2020
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Monday 23 November, 2020
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-5736
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Amcrest 1080-Lite 8CH Amcrest AMDV10814-H5 Amcrest IPM-721 Amcrest IP2M-841 Amcrest IP2M-841-V3 Amcrest IP2M-853EW Amcrest IP2M-858W Amcrest IP2M-866W Amcrest IP2M-866EW Amcrest IP4M-1053EW Amcrest IP8M-2454EW Amcrest IP8M-2493EB Amcrest IP8M-2496EB Amcrest IP8M-2597E Amcrest IP8M-MB2546EW Amcrest IP8M-MT2544EW Amcrest IP8M-T2499EW Amcrest IPM-HX1
Vulnerability Description	A null pointer dereference vulnerability exists in Amcrest Cameras. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could results in a crash leading to denial of service conditions.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Amcrest Cameras Null Pointer Dereference (CVE-2020-5736) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Amcrest Cameras Null Pointer Dereference (CVE-2020-5736)