Samsung NET-i viewer 1.37.120316 ActiveX Control memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung NET-i viewer 1.37.120316. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component ActiveX Control. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2012-4334. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Samsung NET-i viewer 1.37.120316. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The ConnectDDNS method in the (1) STWConfigNVR 1.1.13.15 and (2) STWConfig 1.1.14.13 ActiveX controls in Samsung NET-i viewer 1.37.120316 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was presented 08/14/2012 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-4334 since 08/14/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/28/2025).

A public exploit has been developed by Luigi Auriemma in Ruby and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 114 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75069), Exploit-DB (18765), SecurityFocus (BID 53193†), OSVDB (81221†) and Secunia (SA48965†). See VDB-5258, VDB-61634 and VDB-61632 for similar entries. 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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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Luigi Auriemma
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-4334 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4334
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61633
X-Force: 75069
SecurityFocus: 53193 - Samsung NET-i ware Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48965
OSVDB: 81221
Vulnerability Center: 41243 - Samsung NET-i viewer 1.37.120316 ConnectDDNS Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities, Medium

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

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 07/28/2025 02:42
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (57), 05/09/2017 10:35 (13), 07/28/2025 02:42 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:A80:103

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