Axis Network Camera and Video Server Security Advisory
1. Topic
Security issues have been identified that allows an attacker to
compromise Axis Network Cameras, Video Servers, Serial Servers and
Network Digital Video Recorders.
2. Description
The first issue allows arbitrary shell command execution via HTTP
requests due to erroneous shell command and parameter expansion.
The second issue allows circumvention of HTTP authentication when
accessing the ServerManager.srv administrative resource. This allows a
remote attacker to modify configuration settings nominally requiring
administrative privileges.
Reference BugTraq id 11011. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11011
Note that the StorPoint CD-E100 hardcoded password vulnerability also
reported was fixed in firmware release 5.33 issued November 12,
2001. Please see
ftp://ftp.axis.com/pub_soft/cd_srv/cde_100/5_33/cde100_533.txt for
further details.
3. Affected products
Axis 2100/2110/2120/2420/2130 Network Camera - Firmware Release 2.40 and
below
Axis 2400+/2401+/2411 Video Server - Firmware Release 3.12 and below
Axis 2460 Network DVR - Firmware Release 3.11 and below
Axis 2490 Serial Server - Firmware Release 2.11.3 and below
Axis 230 MPEG-2 Network Camera - Firmware Release 3.11 and below
Axis 250S MPEG-2 Video Server - Firmware Release 3.10 and below
Axis 2400/2401 Video Server - Firmware Release 2.34 and below
4. Solution
The vulnerable applications have been corrected and are included in new
firmware releases for all affected products.
5. Releases
Release candidates for the corrected firmware releases are available
for download now. Production releases will be available shortly.
Axis 2100 Network Camera (2.42)
- ftp://ftp.axis.com/pub_soft/cam_srv/cam_2100/release_candidate/2_42/
Axis 2110 Network Camera (2.42)
- ftp://ftp.axis.com/pub_soft/cam_srv/cam_2110/release_candidate/2_42/
Axis 2120 Network Camera (2.42)
- ftp://ftp.axis.com/pub_soft/cam_srv/cam_2120/release_candidate/2_42/
Axis 2420 Network Camera (2.42)
- ftp://ftp.axis.com/pub_soft/cam_srv/cam_2420/release_candidate/2_42/
Axis 2130 PTZ Network Camera (2.42)
- ftp://ftp.axis.com/pub_soft/cam_srv/cam_2130/release_candidate/2_42/
Axis 2400+ Video Server (3.13)
- ftp://ftp.axis.com/pub_soft/cam_srv/cam_2400p/release_candidate/3_13/
Axis 2400+ Blade Video Server (3.13)
- ftp://ftp.axis.com/pub_soft/cam_srv/cam_2400pb/release_candidate/3_13/
Axis 2401+ Video Server (3.13)
- ftp://ftp.axis.com/pub_soft/cam_srv/cam_2401p/release_candidate/3_13/
Axis 2401+ Blade Video Server (3.13)
- ftp://ftp.axis.com/pub_soft/cam_srv/cam_2401pb/release_candidate/3_13/
Axis 2411 Video Server (3.13)
- ftp://ftp.axis.com/pub_soft/cam_srv/cam_2411/release_candidate/3_13/
Axis 2460 Network Digital Video Recorder (3.13)
- ftp://ftp.axis.com/pub_soft/cam_srv/cam_2460/release_candidate/3_13/
Axis 2490 Serial Server (2.12)
- ftp://ftp.axis.com/pub_soft/cam_srv/cam_2490/release_candidate/2_12/
Axis 230 MPEG-2 Network Camera (3.20)
- ftp://ftp.axis.com/pub_soft/cam_srv/cam_230/release_candidate/3_20/
Axis 250S MPEG-2 Video Server (3.20)
- ftp://ftp.axis.com/pub_soft/cam_srv/cam_250s/release_candidate/3_20/
Axis 2400 Video Server (2.34.1)
- ftp://ftp.axis.com/pub_soft/cam_srv/cam_2400/sr/2_34_1/
Axis 2401 Video Server (2.34.1)
- ftp://ftp.axis.com/pub_soft/cam_srv/cam_2401/sr/2_34_1/