Axis Three Medium Vulnerabilities Disclosed
Three medium-severity vulnerabilities have been discovered in Axis firmware by a cybersecurity researcher, affecting 300+ models.
Inside this report:
- A summary of the vulnerabilities and their severity
- Explanation of privileges required to exploit
- Devices and firmware versions impacted
- Feedback from Axis on the vulnerabilities and Nozomi's research
- How these vulnerabilities and Axis' response compare to Dahua and Hikvision
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** ******** ** *** **** ************* respond ** ************* ***********, **** ******* Nozomi *** ******* ***** ********* ** them:
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****' ******** ** ****** *** *** speed *** ******* **** ***** **** released ******** ******* ** ******* ***** issues ** * ***** ******** ** recent *************** ********* ** ***** *** Hikvision *******.
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**** ** **** ***** ***** ****:
"*** **** ***************! *** **** ***************! You *** **** ***************!"
* ** ******* *** ******* ** say "**** *** * *************** *** Hikvision **** *** * ** *** past *****, ** **** ***** ********* is ***** ***** **** ****** **** Axis."
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****, **** **** *** *** **** heap ** ***** ***** ********, *** in ******* *** ***'* ** ****.
* ************* ** * ************* **** if *** ***'* *********** ********* **. Just ******* ** ***'* * * or * **** ***** *****'* **** it's *** ***** ****** *********. ********* it ***** * ***** ** *************** being **** ** ********** **** ** form * ********* *******. ***** ** Axis *** ***** ** ********! * just **** * ******* ***** ******* which * **** *** **** **** security ** *********...
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**** ** * *** *** **** the ****** ***** *****, ***** **’* just * ****-**** ****-***-***.
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* ***** *** *’* ********* ** is *** ****** *** *******, * feel ** ******** *** ***** ********* vulnerabilities *** *****.
** ** ****, ***** *** *** levels ***** ****** (**** *** ********), so **'* *** **** *** ** the *****, *** * *.* ** just ***** *** **** *****.
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***** ******* *****!