ACTi NVR Server nvUtility.Utility ActiveX control SaveXMLFile() file overwrite

actinvr-savexmlfile-file-overwrite (36304) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium 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 SaveXMLFile() function. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to write malicious data 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 February 6, 2010.

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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