Hikvision Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Reported By Lithuania Government
Nearly 100 vulnerabilities were found in Hikvision firmware by a new report from Lithuania's government. Hikvision refused to provide any response, despite being given 2 weeks time to respond.
Inside this report:
- A summary of the vulnerabilities
- The vulnerabilities explained
- Comment from Lithuania's Ministry of Defence
- Continued cybersecurity issues
- Comparison to Axis firmware vulnerabilities
Nearly *** ***************
*** ********* ******** ** *********'* ******** ***** Security ******, **** ** *** ******** of ******** *******. ****** ******** *** decompiled *** ******** ******** ******* *** known ****.
*** ****** ********** ***** ******** **** this *******, ******* ****** *** *************** in ******** ******** **** *********** **-*********-********** (**.*.* ***** ******):
****** ******** ******** ********** ** ******** vulnerabilities **** ***** ********* ** *** Hikvision **-*********-** ******. ****** *** *************** had * ****** ***** ******* **** 6.5 (*** ** **).
************, **** ***** **** ***** ******** contained******************* **** ***** ******** (** **. 63) ***** ************** ****** ** ** ******* ******.
Critical ***************
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*** **** ****** ******** *** ********* ramifications ** ***** ***************:
*** ********** *************** ***** ***** ******* to ******* *****-*******, ******** ********* ****** information *** ******* ********* ****. ** addition, *** ****** *** ***** ** be *********** ******** ** ******* (***)*******.
Out ** **** ******** ********
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Vulnerabilities *** ********* ****** *******
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Report ***********
****** *** **** ****** ********* ******** analysis ** ******** *** *** ******* tested, ******** *** **** ** ***** product ***** *** ** ***** *******. The **** ********* ***** ******** **** on ******** **** *** ******** ******.
****, **** **** ***** ******** ** firmware *** *** ********* (****** ******* was *.*.* ***** ****** ** *** time ** *******). *************** *** **** in **** *** *** ***** ******** as **** *** ********.
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Axis ********: ** ***** ***************
** ******** ** *********, **** **** checked **** ******** *** *************** ** current ********. **** ***** **** ***** factory ******** (*.*.* ** ***** *****) had ** ***** ***************, ****** **** to ****, *** ****** ******* ** firmware ** *** **** ** ***** research *** ** ***** *************** (*.*.*).
No ******** **** *********
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******, * *** ***** **** ********* Hikvision *********:
********* ***** ************* **** ********* *** is ****** **** ** ************* ******** on *** ********. ********* ** ***** of *** **** ****** *** ** currently ********** ************* *** ******** ** the ******. *** ****** ********* *****-***** software ***************. *******, **** **** ********* static ******** *** *** ****** **** not ******** ** *** ** ***** vulnerabilities *** *********** *** **** ********* product.
Update: ********* ********* (***** *, ****)
********* *** ******* ** **** **** this *********, ****** ** ****:
Statement ** *** ********* ******** ***** ** *** ********* ******* ******** ** *** ********** ******** ***** ******** ****** (****)
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********* ********* * ******** ************* ********* the ******’* ******** *** ***** **** to ******* *** ********* ******** *** conclusions:
- *** ***** ********* ************* ******** ****** used ** *** ****** ** ***** on *** **** *** ******* ****** of **** ****** ******** ** ******** known ***************, ***** *** **** ** false ********* ** ******** *******;
- *** **** ******* ** *** *************** of **** **** ****** ********** ********* in *** ****** ** *** ******** into *** ********, ** *** **** related ** *** *************** ** **** open ****** ********** ********* ** ******** in *** ********, *** ** **** case, *** ************* ********** ******* *** not ****;
- ***** **** *************** *** ********** ** open ****** ********, ****** **** ******* will ***** ** ******** ** *** the ***************. *******, ** ***** ** fix *** *************** ** **** ** possible, ****** ******* ***** *********** *** source **** ** *** ******* *************** to ***** *** *******, *** *** open ****** ******** ******* ****** **** in *** ******* ******** ** ***** the ******** ****** ** *** *** version.
*** *** ***** *******, ********* *** conducted ****** ******** ************ ** *** open ****** ********** *************** ****** ** the ******. ******* ******* *** ***** methods ** ********** *** ********* *****, Hikvision ******* **** ***** *************** **** not ****** *** ******** ** *** device.
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***** **** **** ******* **** ***** and ******* “**** **!”
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*** **********'* ***** ** ******* **** list **** *****, *** **** **** most ******* ** **** ******** ********.
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*** ***** ********, ***** ******** **** nice ****** **********, ***** *'** ****** them ******* ** ******* '***********' ***** be ****.
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*** *** ***** **** ******** *** with **** ******!
**** *** ‘** *****’ ********** **** is *** ** *** ******** ******** hard ***** **** ***** *** *************** they ***** ** ***** **** ******!
***, **** *** *** *** *** origin *****, ***** **** ** ******* outside ** .** *** *** **** (including *****).
** ** **** ********* (****** ******* me ** * ** *****, *** be ****** ***), *** **** ****** I **** ** ****, *** ** not *** ******* (.**/.**/***.) ***'*.
***** ** **** ***** *** ** while '**********' *** *********, ***** ***** is **** *********** *** ** ********* not **********, ** **** ******* ******* compile *** **** *** *** ****, while **** ** *** (******** **** comparable ** **** ***** ***********)
**, * ** *** **** *** employe ** ****, *** ****** ** promote ***** ********, *** * ****** deny **** * ** ******** * bit ********* ***** *** ********* ** Axis ********, *** **** *** ******** measures **** **** *********** ***** ** full ********** ** *** ****** ****** back ** ****.
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*** **** ****** * **** ** Axis, *** ** *** *** ******* (.cn/.tw/etc.) ***'*.
****, ********, *********** ********* ***** ** ******* *** Avigilon, *****, ** *** ****
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** *** ** ********* ******* *** country ** *****, *** ****** ** seems **** ********* ** ****** ** creating ** ** *** ****, ***** may **** ***** **** *********. **** see ***** **** ********:**** ****** ******
****, **** ** *********'* ***** ************ are **** ***** *** ***** ******* hardware *** ******* ********, ***** *** country ** *********** ****** ** * fintech, ****** *** ******* ***. ** there *** **** **** **** ******** to *** *** ******** ** ***** before ********* ******* ***. ***** **********, I'm ***** ** ***** ************** *** happening *** *********, ** ********** *** market **** *** *** ********.
********** *** *** **** ************** ******** a **** *** *** *** *** disclose *** *******. ** ***** * was ***** ** ***** ******** *** the ****** ****** ** ***** ***.
*** ** * **** ** *********** with ** ***** ******* ****?
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*** *************** **** *** *** ***** be ********** ** *** *** **** that ****'* ******* ****** ** * CVE ******** *********.
*** **** ******** **** * ******* past ** **** ****** ****** **** are **** ** ** ********* ** occasion ** *** ****** ********.
***** *** *********** ***'* ***** ****** chain ********, ***** ** *** **** to ** **** * ***** ***** and **** *******.
** *** ***** ****** **** *** put **** **** **?
** ******* ** ********* ***** ********, either **** *** ***** ** ******** test ** ***'* ******** *** ********. We *** **** ** ***....
**** ** *** ******** *******, *** the ******************** ***** ****** *** ******* *** *** ******* *******,****** “*** ********* *** ** ******* cyber ************ ** ********** **********" ** particular.
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** *** **** ***** **** **** securing ***** ********, ********, *** ******* about *****. ***** ***** ****** **** or ** ******* **** *** ****. Very ***** *** ***** ********* ** the *****.
**** ***** ******** **** **** **** with ****** ** ******* ***** **** using ***** ****** ****** ** **** have * *****...
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**** ***.* ** *** **** ** these ******* ****** ** ** ***** out ** ****
***** ** *********** ** **** **** scanning ***** *** ***** **** **** to ******** ***** *** *******.
**** ** **** **** **** ********** scans ** **** *******, **** ************* modules ** **** **** ** * few ****** ***** . **** ******* doesn’t ********* **** ** ******** ** the ******* ****’* **** ******** ** the **** ******* ** ****’* ‘****’ vulnerabilities
**** *** **** ***** **** ***** skillsets, ** ****; * ***** ** all *** **** ** ** ************ money ***** ******* ****. $*** *** person(minimum) ** **,***+ ******* (~$******* ********). Maybe **** ******* ** **** ** that **** ** *******?
******: ********* ********:
********* ***** ************* **** ********* *** is ****** **** ** ************* ******** on *** ********. ********* ** ***** of *** **** ****** *** ** currently ********** ************* *** ******** ** the ******. *** ****** ********* *****-***** software ***************. *******, **** **** ********* static ******** *** *** ****** **** not ******** ** *** ** ***** vulnerabilities *** *********** *** **** ********* product.
"** **** ************* **** *********" ****** makes ** *******... ** ************ *** ***** ********.
**** **** ********* ****** ******** *** the ****** **** *** ******** ** any ** ***** *************** *** ***********
**** ** * ***** *****. * would **** ********* ** ** ****** exploitation *** **** *********. *** ***** with ************* ******** (***** * ****** is **** **** ****) ** **** you *** * **** ****** ** false *********. *** ****** **** ** know *** ********* *** ***** ****.
**** **** ** **** ** ****** what **** *** ******. ************* ******** isn't ***** ****. *** ***** *** version ** *** *** *********, **** that **** * *** ********, *** a **** ** *******, *** ***'** done. *** **** *****'* **** **** are *** ***********. ******* ******* ** they're ***********, *** ****** ***'* ************ useful.
*** ** ******* ********* ******* ** ******** ***** ********:
*** ****** ***** **** * ************* report **** * ******* ** * company. **% ** *** **** ***** are ******* ** **********, *** *** likely ** ** ******* ** *** competent ******** ****. *** ****** ** because ******** *** **** *** ****** of ***** *********, ** * ******** from * ************* ******* **** *** actually **** ***** ** * *************. However, ** ** ****** *** *** bug ****** ******* ** ****** **** vulnerability ******* **** ******** *** ** companies ******* *** ************* ** **** the ****** ****, ** ** ** correct, ** ** ** ** **** applicable. ** * ****** ******** ***** will ***** **** ****** * ****** that **** ******** *** ** * scanner. **** *** ****** ******** ************ state ****.
**** ********* **** *** ************* ******* ** **** ****:
*'* *** ** *** ******** **** members *** ******** ****** ******* **** this. * ***** **** **% ** the **** **'* * ***** ******** sent ** ** ******* *** ********** who *** ** **** **** *** finding *****. **** ****, **% ** the ****, **'* * **** ** don't *** *** **'* ******. ****, 100% ** *** **** ** ***** us ***** *** ** ****** ** people ******** *** ****. ** ** sometimes **** "***********" **** ******* ****** for ** ******* ** **** *** customers *** **** ******* **** **** run * ****.
*** *** **** ******** ** *********? Maybe. *** **** **** ** ** tested ** ** ****.
***, *** *** **** ***** *** Hikvision *** ****** ** *** **** while **** ****'* **** *** *******. It ** ******** ****** ** **** libraries *******. **** **** **** **** Axis **** ****** ** **** ******? It's * **** ****, *** **** in ****** **** *** **** ** more ******. **'* **** * ******, like *** ******** * *** **** my ******** *******. * **** **** and *** *** ********* *** ****, so *'* *** ******** **** ******** 1 *** ******** * **** *** same ******** ******* **'* ******** ********* to *** **** ****** *******. ****'* a ***** ********. *** ** *** same ****, ** ***** **** *'* not ******* ** ******** ******* **** organized. ********, ***** **** ** ****** attention ** **** ****** *** ********* isn't, * *** *** **** **** is ******** **** ******** **** ******* to ***** ********.
***** ** ** ****** **** ***, the ********* ***** ***** "***** ****" is **** ****** ***** *** *****, used *** "**** *****" (****** ** turned ***).
**** ** *********, ****** ******** ****** not ** ********** ********** ** *** one ****** *****.
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***** ***, * ****'* **** *********** on ***** *************** *********. **** ********* me ** *** ** ** ****** to ***** *** ******** ****** ** similar ******* ** ** ******* **** are ******** **** *** ******** ***.
****** *****!
*** ****** ******* ****** ******* *******, but *** ****** ** **** ******.
*.*. *** ****** ** ** ********* and ***** * *******. *** ****** explains ****'* ****** *******.
***** ******* ******* ********* ********, *** resultatet **** ***** ******** - ****.**
******, ********* *** ********* **** *** following *********:
Statement ** *** ********* ******** ***** ** *** ********* ******* ******** ** *** ********** ******** ***** ******** ****** (****)
** ******* ****, *** ********** ***** Security ****** (****) ******** * ****** security ********** ****** ********** *** ******** of *** ***** ******** ********** **** performed ** **** ***** ************ ******* supplied ** ******* ************* ** *** local ******. ******* *** ******** ********* analysis **** (***), *** ********* ******* DS-2CD4C26FWD-AP *** **-*********-** **** ******** ** the ***** **** *** ********** **** the ******** **** ** *** ********* was ********** *** *** *********** *** vulnerabilities.
********* ********* * ******** ************* ********* the ******’* ******** *** ***** **** to ******* *** ********* ******** *** conclusions:
- *** ***** ********* ************* ******** ****** used ** *** ****** ** ***** on *** **** *** ******* ****** of **** ****** ******** ** ******** known ***************, ***** *** **** ** false ********* ** ******** *******;
- *** **** ******* ** *** *************** of **** **** ****** ********** ********* in *** ****** ** *** ******** into *** ********, ** *** **** related ** *** *************** ** **** open ****** ********** ********* ** ******** in *** ********, *** ** **** case, *** ************* ********** ******* *** not ****;
- ***** **** *************** *** ********** ** open ****** ********, ****** **** ******* will ***** ** ******** ** *** the ***************. *******, ** ***** ** fix *** *************** ** **** ** possible, ****** ******* ***** *********** *** source **** ** *** ******* *************** to ***** *** *******, *** *** open ****** ******** ******* ****** **** in *** ******* ******** ** ***** the ******** ****** ** *** *** version.
*** *** ***** *******, ********* *** conducted ****** ******** ************ ** *** open ****** ********** *************** ****** ** the ******. ******* ******* *** ***** methods ** ********** *** ********* *****, Hikvision ******* **** ***** *************** **** not ****** *** ******** ** *** device.
********* ***** ******* ******** **** *********. We ******** * ***** ****** ** third-party *** **** ****** ******** ****** the ***** *** ***** **** ** our ********. ****** *** ******* ** use *** **********, ** **** *********** the ****** ********** ************** *** ************** procedures **** *** ** ********** **** industry **** *********, ** ****** **** all ******** *****-***** ******** ***** *** security ************ *** *** ** *********** and ******** *******.
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