Webcam Watchdog 1.0/1.1/3.63 HTTP GET Request memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Webcam Watchdog 1.0/1.1/3.63. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component HTTP GET Request Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1784. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Webcam Watchdog 1.0/1.1/3.63. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component HTTP GET Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the web server of Webcam Watchdog 3.63 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP GET request.

The weakness was disclosed 01/05/2004 by Peter Winter-Smith (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1784 since 05/04/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is available at elitehaven.net. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (14131), Exploit-DB (23514), SecurityFocus (BID 9351†), OSVDB (3312†) and Secunia (SA10527†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

01/03/2004 🔍
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05/04/2005 +484 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Peter Winter-Smith
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1784 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1784
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21467
X-Force: 14131 - Webcam Watchdog HTTP GET buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 9351 - Webcam Corp Webcam Watchdog Web Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 10527 - Webcam Watchdog Web Interface Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 3312 - Webcam Watchdog Web Interface HTTP GET Request Handling Overflow

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2014 15:29
Updated: 10/11/2025 06:08
Changes: 09/30/2014 15:29 (57), 06/17/2018 09:47 (8), 10/11/2025 06:08 (21)
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Cache ID: 216:DB7:103

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