CVE-2018-19072 Misconfiguration in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 7 Nov 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Local attackers can replace boot-time archives due to insecure permissions, enabling arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation on affected cameras.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-19072?

CVE-2018-19072 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Nov 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered on Foscam C2 devices with System Firmware 1.11.1.8 and Application Firmware 2.72.1.32, and Opticam i5 devices with System Firmware 1.5.2.11 and Application Firmware 2.21.1.128. /mnt/mtd/app has 0777 permissions, allowing local users to replace an archive file (within that directory) to control what is extracted to RAM at boot time.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19072?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Foscam C2 Application Firmware, Foscam C2 System Firmware, Opticam I5 Application Firmware, Opticam I5 System Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-19072?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19072 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-19072 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19072 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-62r5-gv7j-7g2q.