D-Link DCS-5605 DcsCliCtrl.dll SelectDirectory memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in D-Link DCS-5605. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is the function SelectDirectory in the library DcsCliCtrl.dll. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-5306. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to use restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in D-Link DCS-5605 (version unknown). This affects the function SelectDirectory in the library DcsCliCtrl.dll. The manipulation 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. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the SelectDirectory method in DcsCliCtrl.dll in Camera Stream Client ActiveX Control, as used in D-Link DCS-5605 PTZ IP Network Camera, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string argument.

The weakness was disclosed 03/28/2012 by Andrea Micalizzi (rgod) (Website). The advisory is shared at retrogod.altervista.org. The public release happened without involvement of D-Link. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-5306 since 10/06/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58591 (D-Link DCS-5605 Network Surveillance DcsCliCtrl.dll ActiveX Control SelectDirectory() Method Buffer Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

It is possible to mitigate the weakness by firewalling tcp/80, tcp/443. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74447), Exploit-DB (18673), Tenable (58591), SecurityFocus (BID 52769†) and OSVDB (80663†). Further details are available at packetstormsecurity.org. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 58591
Nessus Name: D-Link DCS-5605 Network Surveillance DcsCliCtrl.dll ActiveX Control SelectDirectory() Method Buffer Overflow
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dlink.com

Advisory: retrogod.altervista.org
Researcher: Andrea Micalizzi (rgod)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-5306 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5306
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4977
X-Force: 74447 - Camera Stream Client ActiveX control (DcsCliCtrl.dll) buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 52769 - D-Link DCS-5605 PTZ ActiveX Control 'SelectDirectory()' Method Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 48602 - Camera Stream Client ActiveX Control "SetDirectory()" Buffer Overflow, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 80663

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

Created: 04/02/2012 17:23
Updated: 08/05/2024 22:10
Changes: 04/02/2012 17:23 (79), 04/24/2019 16:14 (1), 08/05/2024 22:10 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:781:103

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