Dahua New Critical Vulnerability 2019

By: John Honovich, Published on Sep 23, 2019

Dahua has quietly admitted 5 new vulnerabilities including 1 critical vulnerability with a 9.8 / 10.0 CVSS score and 2 high vulnerabilities (scored 7.0 - 9.0), found by researchers from the University of Applied Sciences Offenburg who are setting up a startup, IoT Security Systems.

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Inside this note, we examine the severity of these vulnerabilities, Dahua's response and impact on dealers and OEMs of Dahua.

These vulnerabilities are in addition and separate from the Dahua wiretapping vulnerability disclosed last month.

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Collection ** **********

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Comments (25)

Undisclosed #1

09/23/19 01:18pm

**** ***** ** ******-********. I **** ** *****'* say **** ************, *** it ***** *** *** impression **** * *** part ** *****'* ***** security ******** ********** *** eating ******* ******* ***** focusing ** ***** ***.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 09/25/19 12:05pm

**** *** **** ********* oils

Undisclosed #6

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #5 | 09/25/19 12:25pm

*** *** ** ****** your *******!

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

09/23/19 01:19pm

* *** ****** *** this ********** **** *** perfect ****-****** *****...

”*** ****, * **** your *******.”

”***, ****, ** **** FIRMware ********, *** ***?”

”****, ****... *’* ***** to ** * **** dump, * **** *** to ***** ** *******.”

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***’* **** *** *** sake **** **’* ******* a ********!

Undisclosed Integrator #3

09/23/19 02:28pm

****, **** * *** behind *** ******** ** this ***... :)

***** *** **** ****** circulating *** ** ***** a ****** ** ***** on ********** ***** ***************. I ******* **** **** of *** ******** ******* have **** ******** ** its **** * **** thing *** **'* ** update *** ******** *******.

*'* *** ******** ** for ***** **** ******* to *************, *** **** do (*********, *******) *** things **** *** ******.

** ** ** *****, the ****** ***** ** be ***** ********** **** the ********... ***-******, **********, P2P ********* *** *** accessible ***** ****** *** be ********** ****. ****** update ******** *** ****** the ******** ******** ** course!

****** *** * ********** bad *************, *** *** particularly **** ** ******** and * (** *****) half ****** ********** ********* this.

** *** **** ** comparables, ********* *** ******* around ** ***'* ** Windows ****** ** *** last ***** *****. ***** are *** **** ** CVE's ******** *** *****, Hik *** ****** ********. Cisco *** ***** ********* like ** ****-***** ********* in ***** ********

*. ***** *****, ***** often

*. ****** *** ****** correctly

*. ****** ******* ********

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 09/23/19 02:39pm

********* *** ******* ****** 70 ***'* ** ******* update ** *** **** month *****. ***** *** not **** ** ***'* combined *** *****, *** and ****** ********.

********* ************* ***** ** CVE ***** ****** ** silly. *** ***** *** made * ******** ***** about******, *** ******* ***** 516:

** ** *****, *** bigger ***** **** **** comparisons ** **** ******* software ****** *** ****** are *** *****. ********* releases **** ****** ** magnitude **** ******** **** Dahua *** ** ***** far **** ******** **** Dahua.

** *** ********* ********** disagree ***** ******* ***** vulnerabilities ****** ** *** should ** *********** (*.*., integrator ** ************, ***.) but ***** ********** *** count *** '*******' ** judging ************* ** **********.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to John Honovich | 09/25/19 06:40pm

****,

*** '****** ** ***' for *** ********** ** sources ** ******* **** so * ********* *** of *** **** ****** posting... (***** **'* ***** me **** **** ** address **** *****)

** *** ** ***** - ****(***** ** *** ***** for ********* ***************)

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bashis mcw

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 09/25/19 06:50pm

**** * **** ** give *** ********...

*** *********** *** ***self ******* *** ********** ***** ********* will do their CVE's, no matter if the vulnerability has been found in-house or reported from externally.

**** ************ ** *** file *** ***'* ** all, ********** ** ** notifications ** ******** ***** and *********. **** ***** explain **** *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to bashis mcw | 09/25/19 06:53pm

**** ************ ** *** file *** ***'* ** all, ********** ** ** notifications ** ******** ***** and *********

******, **** *****. *'* add **** **** * company ****** ****** *** cybersecurity *********** ** *** count, **** **** * massive ************ ** **** CVEs.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 09/25/19 06:51pm

** ********* ** "********* has ******* ****** ** CVE's ** ******* ****** in *** **** ***** alone. ***** *** *** even ** ***'* ******** for *****, *** *** Huawei ********." ** **** correct.

*** *** ******?

*** **** ***:

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** ** ** **** own *********** ****** *** 237 ** *** **** 3 *****, *** *** you ******** *** *** 'very *******' ** *** "***** *** *** **** 70 ***'* ******** *** Dahua, *** *** ****** combined"??

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***** ********* ** ***** at ******** *********** **** Dahua *** ****** **** on *** ****** ** foolish ***** *** ***'* fairly ******* *** ****** across *********.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to John Honovich | 09/25/19 07:11pm

****** * ***** ****** from ******** ****... ** comments **** ***** ** 2019 ****. * ******** the **** ***** ***** to **** *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 09/25/19 07:24pm

** ******** **** ***** on **** ****

**,**** ******** ******* ***:

** *** **** ** comparables, ********* *** ******* around ** ***'* ** Windows ****** ** *** last ***** *****. ***** are *** **** ** CVE's ******** *** *****, Hik *** ****** ********.

*****, *** ** *** keep ******** ** *** counts? ** *** ****** think *** *** ************ and ************ ******* ***** to ********* ***** ** CVE ******? **** *** of *** ****** ***** the ********* ***** ****** different ** ***** ** development *** ******** **** any ***** ** ***?

*** *** * *** essentially ********* *** ****** of ****** ***** ** an ******** ******* ** a ***.

Undisclosed #7

In reply to John Honovich | 09/25/19 10:16pm

"***** ********* ** ***** at ******** *********** **** Dahua *** ****** **** on *** ****** ** foolish ***** *** ***'*fairly ******* *** ****** ****** *********"

*** **** ***** ****** to *** *** **** comparison?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #7 | 09/25/19 11:55pm

* ***'* **** **** single ****** ***** ** fair / ********. ****** with *****, **** **** to *****.

Undisclosed #7

In reply to John Honovich | 09/26/19 12:00am

***** *** *** ****** is **** ******?

*** **** ***** **** lost ******* ** *** problem

*** ***** **** ******* of *** "*******" ************* problem

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #7 | 09/26/19 12:04am

********* **** ********** $*** *******.

*** ****** ****** ***** surveillance ****** *** ****** or **** **** $** billion.

**'* * *** **** to ******* * ******* whose ******* ** * to ** *** **** of ** ****** ********.

Undisclosed #7

In reply to John Honovich | 09/26/19 12:24am

*** ***** ***** *******

****** *** **** ***** has **** **** ******* of **** "******" **

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #7 | 09/26/19 12:27am

****** *** **** ***** has **** **** ******* of **** "******" **

** ***** ** ****** at ************* **** *********?

** *** '*** ***** about *******', ****** **** to ** ******** ** revenue ** ********** ******** impact *** *** **** or ****.

Undisclosed #7

In reply to John Honovich | 09/26/19 12:31am

*** *** *** ******* an ******* ** *** much ***** **** **** because ** *****

************* *******!

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #7 | 09/26/19 12:33am

*****'* ********* *** ***** example ** *** ******** to **** ***** * lot ** ****** **** cleary **** ** ***** -***** ********* **** ******

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 09/25/19 07:05pm

** ********* ** "********* has ******* ****** ** CVE's ** ******* ****** in *** **** ***** alone. ***** *** *** even ** ***'* ******** for *****, *** *** Huawei ********." ** **** correct.

****** **** ********* ** primarily * ******** *******, and *** ****** *** primarily ******** *********.

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Brian Hampton

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 09/25/19 12:27pm

** ** *** **** dealer *** *****, **** is *** ***** **** I've ***** ** ***** vulnerabilities. ***** *** * history ** **** ************* and *'* ******* ***** of **. **** ******** with *** ****** ** ignore **** *************** **** attitude ** "**'* ** big ****" ** ***. Their ********* **** ********** lead ** ***** ********. Shame ** **** **** a ***** *******, *** just ***'* ****** *** the ******** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Brian Hampton | 09/25/19 01:49pm

*****, ** **** ***** Dahua * *** ***** and * **** **** are ********. ** ** possible **** ***** *** models *** *** ******** though ** ** **** to **** ***** *****'* various ******** *** ***** naming ***********. ****** ***, Dahua *** ****** ******* inform ***** ********. ** we *** *** ********, we **** ****** ****.

Undisclosed #4

09/23/19 02:43pm

**** *** ** *** of *** ******, ***’* a ***** *! *** needs * **** *********** partner:

****** **** ******* ** in *****, ** ** is ********** * ******, and *** **** ***** to **** *** ********* on * ****...

*** ***, ******* *** outward *******, ** ***** quite ********** :)

bashis mcw

09/23/19 08:25pm

*********** *****, *******,

[*] *****'* **** ** my "***-*********-*, *****: ****-**-** 09:30:50, *******: *.***.*******.**.*" ** it *** ****** *** not *****.

[*] ***** *** ** be ******* ** ***** device ******.

* **** *** **** [4] & [*] ** bit ***********, ** **** reporting ****** ********... (**, they **** ** ***, but * ***** ***** is ******* ********** */ obfuscated ******* *** **** about **)

********, * ******* ***** that *** ***** *****/********* should ** ********!

[*], [*] *** [*] is ****** ****, ******* new.

[*] ** ********, ** I ****'* ***** **** on **, *** ***** interesting.

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