ABB Ability Camera Connect

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Summary

ABB is aware of public reports of vulnerabilities in a 3rd party component VLC media player Version 2.2.4 which was delivered together with the installation package of Camera Connect Version 1.5.0.14 and below. An update is available that resolves a privately reported outdated 3rd party component with vulnerabilities in the product versions listed as affected in this advisory. An attacker who successfully exploited any of these vulnerabilities in the 3rd party component could potentially compromise the system in different ways.

The following versions of ABB Ability Camera Connect are affected:

  • Ability Camera Connect vers:intdot/<=1.5.0.14, 1.5.0.15
CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities
v3 9.8 ABB ABB Ability Camera Connect Heap-based Buffer Overflow, Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound), Out-of-bounds Write, Uncontrolled Search Path Element, Integer Overflow or Wraparound, Off-by-one Error, Out-of-bounds Read, Double Free, Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer, Use After Free

Background

  • Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Chemical, Commercial Facilities, Communications, Critical Manufacturing, Energy, Transportation Systems
  • Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide
  • Company Headquarters Location: Switzerland

Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2024-46461

VLC media player 3.0.20 and earlier is vulnerable to denial of service through an integer overflow which could be triggered with a maliciously crafted mms stream (heap based overflow). If successful, a malicious third party could trigger either a crash of VLC or an arbitrary code execution with the target user’s privileges.

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Affected Products

ABB Ability Camera Connect
Vendor:
ABB
Product Version:
ABB Ability Camera Connect <=1.5.0.14
Product Status:
fixed, known_affected
Remediations

Mitigation
The VLC-based component operates solely within completely isolated environments without internet access or any connectivity to external networks. Consequently: • No exposure to untrusted MMS streams: The integer overflow vulnerability relies on handling a maliciously crafted external stream, which is not possible in isolated environments • No remote attacker access: Without network ingress, attackers cannot trigger the vulnerability remotely. • Drastically reduced attack surface: The absence of any external media inputs effectively neutralizes the exploit path, significantly lowering the risk of both denial of service and code execution.

Vendor fix
The problem is corrected in the following product versions: ABB Ability Camera Connect 1.5.0.15 The 3rd party component has already been updated. The easiest path to mitigate the problem is an update of just VLC Media Player by the customer. ABB recommends that customers apply the update at earliest convenience. It is also possible to update to the latest Version of Camera Connect.

Relevant CWE: CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow


Metrics

CVSS Version Base Score Base Severity Vector String
3.1 8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:T/RC:C