PY Active Webcam 5.5 webcam.exe memory allocation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in PY Active Webcam 5.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file webcam.exe. Such manipulation leads to memory allocation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-0734. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PY Active Webcam 5.5. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file webcam.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory allocation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-789. The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

PY Software Active Webcam WebServer (webcam.exe) 5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and process crash) via a large number of HTTP requests.

The weakness was released 05/02/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-0734 since 03/12/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17320 (Active WebCam Webserver <= 5.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (DoS, Path Disc)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

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 (19653), Tenable (17320), Secunia (SA14553†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7367†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-24070, VDB-24595, VDB-24594 and VDB-24593. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory allocation
CWE: CWE-789 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 17320
Nessus Name: Active WebCam Webserver <= 5.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (DoS, Path Disc)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/10/2005 🔍
03/12/2005 +2 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +51 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +0 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3599 days 🔍
06/21/2024 +3391 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0734 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0734
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24596
X-Force: 19653
Secunia: 14553 - Active Webcam Denial of Service and Local File Detection, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 7367

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 06/21/2024 23:23
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (49), 07/22/2017 10:27 (7), 07/01/2021 20:27 (3), 06/21/2024 23:23 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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