Cybersecurity Startup VDOO Disclosing 10 Manufacturer Vulnerabilities Starting With Axis And Foscam

Author: IPVM Team, Published on Jun 20, 2018

Cybersecurity startup VDOO has uncovered significant vulnerabilities in Axis cameras along with many others not yet disclosed.

In this report, we examine the company and its funding, their vulnerability research, and the value/impact of the vulnerabilities.

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Comments (33)

Undisclosed #1

06/20/18 01:17pm

** ********* *** ***** ********* ***** ***** ******** **** ***** issue ***** **** * ****** ****** ** ***** ****** **** review ***. **** ****** *** ** **** **** ********** *** commitment **** ** ****** **** ** **** ********.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 06/20/18 02:10pm

****** **** * ***** ****. * ****** **** *** ****** to ** *** ** ** *** ************* *****. ** ** $50,000 *** ******* ** $**,*** *** *** ********? ** $**,*** for **** *******, **** ** ****** *****. $**,*** ********** ** have *** ******** ****** **** ***.

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to Sean Nelson | 06/20/18 02:27pm

**** ** ** ******** **** ****, **** *** ******** **** an******************* ** **** ******, ********* ** *** **** ********* ********* of ****/******** *** ********. * ***** ******* ************* **** ****** and ******* ******* ***** (*****, ****** *******, *********, ***) ***** have ** *** ****.

*****: ********** ** *********, *** ***** ********** *** *starting ***** for pricing to manufacturers.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Sean Patton | 06/20/18 03:26pm

***, **** ** * **** ***** *** * ************. * hope **** **** ******** ** * ***** **** ** * great ****. ** **** ** ******** ****** **** **** **** manufacturers *** **** ** ** *** ***** ******** ********* **** an ******** ******* ******.

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to Sean Nelson | 06/20/18 03:50pm

*** ** ** ***** ** *************, *****? *****...?

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John Bazyk

IPVMU Certified | 06/20/18 02:53pm

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

Michael Miller

06/20/18 02:59pm

**’* **** *** ***** ******** ** ** *** ******** *** security *******. * **** *** ************ *** **** ** * resource. **** **.

bashis mcw

06/20/18 04:27pm

********* ****** ****** (***** ****) ** ****** ** **** *** quite ******* *** ********** * **** ***, **** *** ****!

***** **** *** ******** **** ***** *** ************, ***'* *** hope ************ *** **** ***.

Undisclosed #3

In reply to bashis mcw | 06/20/18 06:27pm

********* ****** ****** (***** ****) ** ******...

**,*** *** ******* *******?

Undisclosed Integrator #2

06/20/18 06:13pm

**** ***** *** ******** ** ***** ** *** **** ************* Scanner?

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John Scanlan

IPVM | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 06/20/18 07:40pm

***: ***, ** ****** **** *** *** *************** ***** ** next ****.

Undisclosed #4

06/20/18 07:59pm

*** *** **** ******* ******* **** ***** ** *****, *** cannot ******* ******* **** ***** ** *** *****.

Undisclosed #3

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 06/20/18 10:04pm

*** *** **** ******* ******* **** ***** ** *****, *** cannot ******* ******* **** ***** ** *** *****.

********* **’** ****** ***********?

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 06/21/18 04:00am

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

Undisclosed Integrator #9

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 06/25/18 07:37am

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

Undisclosed Integrator #9

In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 06/25/18 07:39am

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

Terrence Harless

06/20/18 08:30pm

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bashis mcw

In reply to Terrence Harless | 06/20/18 08:36pm

**** ****** ***** **** ** ***, ** *** **** ** pay >$**,*** ** **** **** ********** ********, **** **** *** usually *** ****?

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Terrence Harless | 06/20/18 08:41pm

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

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to Terrence Harless | 06/20/18 08:42pm

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** *******, * ****** ******* **** ***** ******* * ******* as ***-**********, *** **** ********** ********, ******* *** ******* ** the ************, ********* **** ******?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Sean Patton | 06/20/18 08:45pm

***** ******* * ******* ** ***-**********, *** **** ********** ********, without *** ******* ** *** ************, ********* **** ******?

*** ******* ** *** ********. ***'* *** * *** *********. I **** ** **** *** *** "*** **** ** **." I *** ** *****. * ***** ***** **** ***** **** and **** ** ***** ** ******** ***************. *** ******** **** is: ** * ****** ** ****, **** **** ******** ***** vulnerabilities?

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to John Honovich | 06/20/18 08:51pm

* ***, *** *** **** ******* ** *** ***-********* *****. I ******* ***** ***** ** ******** ** *** ************ *** trying ** **** * *** ******* ** * ******** ***** to ******* *** ************* ****.

****, *** ****** ******** ********** ****** ******** ***** ************* ******.

Terrence Harless

In reply to Sean Patton | 06/20/18 08:56pm

**** ** ***** * *** ****** ****, ** **** **** not **** * *********** **** **** *** ********* ****. *** example ******** ****, ** **** **** **** *** **** *************, will **** *** **** ********* ** **** *** *** **** ISN'T ***** ******. ** **'* *** ******, ***** ** ** a ****** ********* ***** **. **** ** $**,*** ** ** will ***** ** ******* ***** **** *************.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Terrence Harless | 06/20/18 09:02pm

** **** *** *** ********* **** *** **** $***, **** thats ****** ****** *** * **** ******* **** ********* ***** business **** ****. **** ****** ***** *** ****** ** ** the *************.

* ***** ****** **** *** ****** ********* ********** ***** *** to ****** ********* *** ********* ******** ***** ** *****.

* ***** ********** ** **** ***** *** ******* ** *** manufacturer *** *** ******* ** *** ************* ** * ********** amount ** ****, *** ****** ****** ********. *** **** **** I ***** **** ***** **** ** ****** *** ************ ** that **** ******* *** *** ***** ** ****** ******** ******* that **** *** *** ****.

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to Terrence Harless | 06/20/18 09:04pm

**** ***** *****, ****** *** ********** **** *****.

* ***** ********* ** * ****** *** ** *** **, unless **** **** *********** ********** *************** *** ***-******** ** **** point.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #8

In reply to Sean Patton | 06/21/18 12:35pm

** * ************ ***** ***** ***** ***** ********, *** $*** is ***** **** *****. ** ***** * ********** ** ***** security. ****, ****/** * ************* ** *****, * ***** ****** VDOO ***** **** **** * ***** ** *** **** ** patch ****** **** **********. ** **** **** *** ******** *** issue *** **********, *** *** ************ ***** ***** ********** ** cyber.

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

Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

06/20/18 11:47pm

* ***** ***** **** ***** **** **** ******** ********* ** manufacturers **** ** ********* ** ******** ***** * ************* ****** of **** ** ******** **** *** ******* ******** *** *** disclose *** ***** ****** *** ***-******* ******, ******** **** **** before *******.

************* ******* ** ********* ****** ** ***** * ***** **** to **** ********.

Rodney Thayer

06/21/18 01:28am

**** ** **** *** ********** **** ******* (***** *** ****** have ****** *** ** *** ***'* **** **** ***** *****.)

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to Rodney Thayer | 06/21/18 01:11pm

****** ******, * **** ** ****** *** **** ** **** that, *** **** ** ******** *** ** *** **** ***** details **** ******** ** *** ***(*).

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to Rodney Thayer | 06/28/18 02:33am

**** ******** **** ********** ** *** ****** **** **** *** CVE ********* ******* **** **** *****, ** **** ****** ***** to ****** ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #7

06/21/18 01:43pm

* ***** **** *****/***** **** * ***** "******" *** ******** devices....

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Sean Patton

IPVM | 06/24/18 06:53pm

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

***** ** ******** *** ********** ********* ** *** ******* ******, we ******* **** * **** ** ********* *** **** *********. There *** * *** ********* ****** ** ******* **** ** are ***** ** ********** **** **** *** *************, *** ** will **** ***** ********* ** **** ** ** ******* ****.

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  • *: *** ***** ***** ******** ********** *** *** ********* ********/******* vulnerabilities ***** ***?
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John Honovich

IPVM | 08/07/18 05:24pm

******:******* **** *** * ** ***** ************* ***** ** ********** here.

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