ACTi NVR Server nvUtility.Utility ActiveX control DeleteXMLFile() file overwrite
| actinvr-deletexmlfile-file-overwrite (36303) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The ACTi NVR Server nvUtility.Utility ActiveX control (nvUtility.dll) could allow a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the system, caused by a vulnerability in the DeleteXMLFile() function. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to delete and corrupt arbitrary files on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 8.8 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 7.9 |
| Exploitability: | Functional |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
File Manipulation
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- ACTi Website: Network Video Recorder.
- BID-25465: ACTi Network Video Controller Multiple ActiveX Controls Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-4583: Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in the nvUtility.Utility.1 ActiveX control in nvUtility.dll 1.0.14.0 in ACTi Network Video Recorder (NVR) SP2 2.0 allow remote attackers to (1) create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the first argument to the SaveXMLFile method or (2) delete arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the DeleteXMLFile method.
- SA26622: ACTi NVR Server ActiveX Controls Insecure Methods and Buffer Overflow
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2993: ACTi Network Video Recorder ActiveX File Deletion and Creation Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- ACTi NVR Server ActiveX control 1.0.14.0
Reported:
Aug 27, 2007
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