Experts in Lather Over ‘gSOAP’ Security Flaw
Summary: A buffer overflow flaw in the open-source gSOAP code library, used by security cameras and other IoT devices to parse XML, was patched by maintainer Genivia on June 21, 2017, and Axis Communications quickly issued fixes for nearly 250 of its products. Senrio, the security firm that found and reported the bug, estimated tens of millions of products could be affected, while Genivia CEO Robert Van Engelen said it is a crash rather than an exploit and that over 85% of applications are unlikely to be affected.
What's compelling: The vulnerable code sits inside device firmware, so end users cannot tell whether a camera is affected without word from the manufacturer - and IPVM found that of nearly a dozen top camera makers polled, only two said they used the library while three had not yet determined whether their products were vulnerable.
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