SaschArt SasCam Webcam Server 2.6.5 ActiveX Control Get memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in SaschArt SasCam Webcam Server 2.6.5. Impacted is the function Get of the component ActiveX Control. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-6898. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SaschArt SasCam Webcam Server 2.6.5. It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is the function Get of the component ActiveX Control. 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the XHTTP Module 4.1.0.0 in the ActiveX control for SaschArt SasCam Webcam Server 2.6.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the Get method and other unspecified methods.

The weakness was shared 12/29/2008 by blake (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-6898. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/24/2025).

A public exploit has been developed by blake and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121551 (SaschArt SasCam Webcam Server ActiveX Control "Get" Method Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 19343.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47654), Exploit-DB (14195), SecurityFocus (BID 33053†), OSVDB (55945†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29732†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: blake
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MetaSploit ID: sascam_get.rb
MetaSploit Name: SasCam Webcam Server v.2.6.5 Get() Method Buffer Overflow
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03/18/2015 +1497 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: blake
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-6898 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6898
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49274
X-Force: 47654
SecurityFocus: 33053
OSVDB: 55945 - SaschArt SasCam Webcam Server XHTTP Module ActiveX Get Method Remote Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 29732 - SaschArt SasCam Webcam Server 2.6.5 Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 05/24/2025 07:25
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (58), 03/15/2017 12:41 (14), 08/13/2021 13:43 (2), 11/21/2024 14:26 (15), 05/24/2025 07:25 (2)
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