====================================================================== Secunia Research 23/01/2009 - AXIS Camera Control "image_pan_tilt" Property Buffer Overflow - ====================================================================== Table of Contents Affected Software....................................................1 Severity.............................................................2 Vendor's Description of Software.....................................3 Description of Vulnerability.........................................4 Solution.............................................................5 Time Table...........................................................6 Credits..............................................................7 References...........................................................8 About Secunia........................................................9 Verification........................................................10 ====================================================================== 1) Affected Software * AXIS Camera Control version 2.40.0.0 NOTE: Prior versions may also be affected. ====================================================================== 2) Severity Rating: Highly critical Impact: System compromise Where: Remote ====================================================================== 3) Vendor's Description of Software "AXIS Camera Control (ActiveX component) makes it possible to view Motion JPEG video streams from an Axis Network Video product directly in Microsoft Development Tools and Microsoft Internet Explorer." Product Link: http://www.axis.com/techsup/software/acc/index.htm ====================================================================== 4) Description of Vulnerability Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in AXIS Camera Control, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the CamImage.CamImage.1 ActiveX control (AxisCamControl.ocx) and can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow by assigning an overly long string to the "image_pan_tilt" property. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code, but requires that the user is tricked into visiting and clicking a malicious web page. ====================================================================== 5) Solution The vendor recommends removing the ActiveX control and using AXIS Media Control as a replacement. ====================================================================== 6) Time Table 09/01/2009 - Vendor notified. 09/01/2009 - Vendor response. 23/01/2009 - Public disclosure. ====================================================================== 7) Credits Discovered by Alin Rad Pop, Secunia Research. ====================================================================== 8) References The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned CVE-2008-5260 for the vulnerability. ====================================================================== 9) About Secunia Secunia offers vulnerability management solutions to corporate customers with verified and reliable vulnerability intelligence relevant to their specific system configuration: http://secunia.com/advisories/business_solutions/ Secunia also provides a publicly accessible and comprehensive advisory database as a service to the security community and private individuals, who are interested in or concerned about IT-security. http://secunia.com/advisories/ Secunia believes that it is important to support the community and to do active vulnerability research in order to aid improving the security and reliability of software in general: http://secunia.com/secunia_research/ Secunia regularly hires new skilled team members. Check the URL below to see currently vacant positions: http://secunia.com/corporate/jobs/ Secunia offers a FREE mailing list called Secunia Security Advisories: http://secunia.com/advisories/mailing_lists/ ====================================================================== 10) Verification Please verify this advisory by visiting the Secunia website: http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-58/ Complete list of vulnerability reports published by Secunia Research: http://secunia.com/secunia_research/ ======================================================================