Yi Home Camera 27US 1.8.7.0D QR Code Scanner password_dst memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Yi Home Camera 27US 1.8.7.0D. This impacts an unknown function of the component QR Code Scanner. The manipulation of the argument password_dst results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-3899. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Yi Home Camera 27US 1.8.7.0D. Affected is an unknown code block of the component QR Code Scanner. The manipulation of the argument password_dst with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the QR code scanning functionality of Yi Home Camera 27US 1.8.7.0D. A specially crafted QR Code can cause a buffer overflow, resulting in code execution. The trans_info call can overwrite a buffer of size 0x104, which is more than enough to overflow the return address from the password_dst field

The bug was discovered 10/31/2018. The weakness was disclosed 11/02/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at talosintelligence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-3899 since 01/02/2018. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

01/02/2018 🔍
10/31/2018 +302 days 🔍
11/02/2018 +2 days 🔍
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11/03/2018 +1 days 🔍
06/04/2023 +1674 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: talosintelligence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-3899 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-3899
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-126432
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/03/2018 11:47
Updated: 06/04/2023 13:57
Changes: 11/03/2018 11:47 (58), 04/09/2020 19:03 (1), 06/04/2023 13:57 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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