CVE-2018-3910 Command injection in Yi Technology

High 8.8 Published Updated

An attacker can execute arbitrary code on Yi Home Cameras by tricking the device into connecting to a malicious SSID containing a crafted command.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-3910?

CVE-2018-3910 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Yi Technology, published on 1 Nov 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the cloud OTA setup functionality of Yi Home Camera 27US 1.8.7.0D. A specially crafted SSID can cause a command injection, resulting in code execution. An attacker can cause a camera to connect to this SSID to trigger this vulnerability. Alternatively, an attacker can convince a user to connect their camera to this SSID.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3910?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Yitechnology Yi Home, Yitechnology Yi Home Camera Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-3910?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3910 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2018-3910 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3910 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7969-vfgw-xwqv.

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