Vulnerability Note VU#799060

Various Axis products allow unauthorized remote privileged access

Overview

A vulnerability in various Axis Communications products may allow unauthorized remote privileged access.

I. Description

Axis Communications Inc. produces network-enabled cameras and video servers. The company describes itself as "an innovative market leader in network video and print servers. Axis' products and solutions are focused on applications such as security surveillance, remote monitoring and document management."

A crafted URL sent to an affected device may allow a remote attacker to take a number of privileged actions, essentially gaining superuser access. For further details, please see the Core Security Technologies Advisory.

II. Impact

Quoting from the Core Security Technologies Advisory:

Using this vulnerability, an attacker can reset the root password, then enable the telnet server by modifying configuration files, giving the attacker interactive access to a Unix like command line, allowing her to execute arbitrary commands as root.

III. Solution

Apply a vendor-supplied firmware upgrade.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Notified	Date Updated
Axis Communications Inc.	Vulnerable	5-Jun-2003

References

http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=329&idxseccion=10
http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2003/May/1006854.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/12104.php
http://www.secunia.com/advisories/8876/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7652
http://www.axis.com/us/aboutus.asp
http://www.axis.com/

Credit

This vulnerability was discovered by Juliano Rizzo of Core Security Technologies.

This document was written by Ian A Finlay.

Other Information

Date Public:	2003-05-27
Date First Published:	2003-06-05
Date Last Updated:	2003-06-05
CERT Advisory:
CVE-ID(s):	CAN-2003-0240
NVD-ID(s):	CAN-2003-0240
US-CERT Technical Alerts:
Metric:	15.00
Document Revision:	19

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