CVE-2017-9765

Published: Jul 20, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD csafCWE-190

8.1HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

Integer overflow in the soap_get function in Genivia gSOAP 2.7.x and 2.8.x before 2.8.48, as used on Axis cameras and other devices, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a large XML document, aka Devil's Ivy. NOTE: the large document would be blocked by many common web-server configurations on general-purpose computers.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:HAttack Complexity

High

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-190

Affected Products

genivia

oss-projectaka gsoap

gsoapLibrary

OSS Libraries / generic-library

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

Workaround Available

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References

http://blog.senr.io/blog/devils-ivy-flaw-in-widely-used-third-party-code-impacts-millions

blog.senr.io

http://blog.senr.io/devilsivy.html

blog.senr.io

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99868

securityfocus.com

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