Sony IPELA Engine IP Cameras Backdoor Vulnerability (Dec 2016)
🗓️ 09 Dec 2016 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AGType
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/h:sony:sony_network_camera_snc";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.107106");
script_version("2025-12-12T05:45:42+0000");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-12-12 05:45:42 +0000 (Fri, 12 Dec 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-12-09 16:11:25 +0530 (Fri, 09 Dec 2016)");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
script_name("Sony IPELA Engine IP Cameras Backdoor Vulnerability (Dec 2016)");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Sony IPELA Engine IP Camera devices are prone to a backdoor
vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to an improper validation of web requests passed
via GET the parameter.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to run arbitrary
code on the affected IP cameras.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"According to Sony, at least the following products are affected:
SNC-CH115, SNC-CH120, SNC-CH160, SNC-CH220, SNC-CH260, SNC-DH120,
SNC-DH120T, SNC-DH160, SNC-DH220, SNC-DH220T, SNC-DH260, SNC-EB520,
SNC-EM520, SNC-EM521, SNC-ZB550, SNC-ZM550, SNC-ZM551
SNC-EP550, SNC-EP580, SNC-ER550, SNC-ER550C, SNC-ER580, SNC-ER585,
SNC-ER585H, SNC-ZP550, SNC-ZR550
SNC-EP520, SNC-EP521, SNC-ER520, SNC-ER521, SNC-ER521C
SNC-CX600, SNC-CX600W, SNC-EB600, SNC-EB600B, SNC-EB602R, SNC-EB630,
SNC-EB630B, SNC-EB632R, SNC-EM600, SNC-EM601, SNC-EM602R, SNC-EM602RC,
SNC-EM630, SNC-EM631, SNC-EM632R, SNC-EM632RC, SNC-VB600, SNC-VB600B,
SNC-VB600B5, SNC-VB630, SNC-VB6305, SNC-VB6307, SNC-VB632D, SNC-VB635,
SNC-VM600, SNC-VM600B, SNC-VM600B5, SNC-VM601, SNC-VM601B, SNC-VM602R,
SNC-VM630, SNC-VM6305, SNC-VM6307, SNC-VM631, SNC-VM632R, SNC-WR600,
SNC-WR602, SNC-WR602C, SNC-WR630, SNC-WR632, SNC-WR632C, SNC-XM631,
SNC-XM632, SNC-XM636, SNC-XM637, SNC-VB600L, SNC-VM600L, SNC-XM631L,
SNC-WR602CL");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor provided the following URL to download firmware updates for the affected devices. Updates should be installed immediately.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20161206-0_Sony_IPELA_Engine_IP_Cameras_Backdoors_v10.txt");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.sony.co.uk/pro/article/sony-new-firmware-for-network-cameras");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Denial of Service");
script_dependencies("gb_sony_ip_cam_detect.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("sony/ip_camera/installed", "sony/ip_camera/model");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if(!port = get_app_port(cpe:CPE))
exit(0);
if(!version = get_app_version(cpe:CPE, port:port))
exit(0);
if(!model = get_kb_item("sony/ip_camera/model"))
exit(0);
affected1 = make_list(
"SNC-CH115", "SNC-CH120", "SNC-CH160", "SNC-CH220", "SNC-CH260", "SNC-DH120",
"SNC-DH120T","SNC-DH160", "SNC-DH220", "SNC-DH220T","SNC-DH260", "SNC-EB520",
"SNC-EM520", "SNC-EM521", "SNC-ZB550", "SNC-ZM550", "SNC-ZM551", "SNC-EP550",
"SNC-EP580", "SNC-ER550", "SNC-ER550C","SNC-ER580", "SNC-ER585", "SNC-ER585H",
"SNC-ZP550", "SNC-ZR550", "SNC-EP520", "SNC-EP521", "SNC-ER520", "SNC-ER521",
"SNC-ER521C");
affected2 = make_list(
"SNC-CX600", "SNC-CX600W","SNC-EB600", "SNC-EB600B","SNC-EB602R",
"SNC-EB630", "SNC-EB630B", "SNC-EB632R","SNC-EM600","SNC-EM601", "SNC-EM602R",
"SNC-EM602RC","SNC-EM630", "SNC-EM631", "SNC-EM632R", "SNC-EM632RC","SNC-VB600",
"SNC-VB600B", "SNC-VB600B5", "SNC-VB630", "SNC-VB6305", "SNC-VB6307","SNC-VB632D",
"SNC-VB635", "SNC-VM600", "SNC-VM600B", "SNC-VM600B5", "SNC-VM601", "SNC-VM601B",
"SNC-VM602R","SNC-VM630", "SNC-VM6305", "SNC-VM6307", "SNC-VM631", "SNC-VM632R",
"SNC-WR600", "SNC-WR602", "SNC-WR602C", "SNC-WR630", "SNC-WR632", "SNC-WR632C",
"SNC-XM631", "SNC-XM632", "SNC-XM636", "SNC-XM637", "SNC-VB600L", "SNC-VM600L",
"SNC-XM631L", "SNC-WR602CL");
foreach v(affected1) {
if(version_is_equal(version:model, test_version:v)) {
if(version_is_less(version:version, test_version:"1.86.00")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:model + " Firmware v:"+ version, fixed_version:model + " Firmware v:1.86.00");
security_message(data:report, port:port);
exit(0);
}
}
}
foreach v(affected2) {
if(version_is_equal(version:model, test_version:v)) {
if(version_is_less(version:version, test_version:"2.7.2")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:model + " Firmware v:"+ version, fixed_version: model + " Firmware v:2.7.2");
security_message(data:report, port: port);
exit(0);
}
}
}
exit(99);
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