CVE-2024-8957 PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras OS Command Injection

Exploited in the wild High 7.2 Published Updated

Remote unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands on PTZOptics cameras via insufficient validation of the NTP address configuration.

Exploited in the wild
Since 4 Nov 2024
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-8957?

CVE-2024-8957 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in PTZOptics PT30X-NDI, published on 17 Sep 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI-xx before firmware 6.3.40 is vulnerable to an OS command injection issue. The camera does not sufficiently validate the ntp_addr configuration value which may lead to arbitrary command execution when ntp_client is started. When chained with CVE-2024-8956, a remote and unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands on affected devices.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8957?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ptzoptics Pt30x-Ndi-Xx-G2 Firmware, Ptzoptics Pt30x-Sdi Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8957?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8957 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 25 Nov 2024.

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

Is CVE-2024-8957 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2024-8957 in the wild since at least 4 Nov 2024.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9cx9-7v8g-h36v.

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