CVE-2021-38687

Stack Overflow Vulnerability in Surveillance Station

Description

A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP NAS running Surveillance Station. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. We have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions of Surveillance Station: QTS 5.0.0 (64 bit): Surveillance Station 5.2.0.4.2 ( 2021/10/26 ) and later QTS 5.0.0 (32 bit): Surveillance Station 5.2.0.3.2 ( 2021/10/26 ) and later QTS 4.3.6 (64 bit): Surveillance Station 5.1.5.4.6 ( 2021/10/26 ) and later QTS 4.3.6 (32 bit): Surveillance Station 5.1.5.3.6 ( 2021/10/26 ) and later QTS 4.3.3: Surveillance Station 5.1.5.3.6 ( 2021/10/26 ) and later

Remediation

Solution:

  • We have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions of Surveillance Station: QTS 5.0.0 (64 bit): Surveillance Station 5.2.0.4.2 ( 2021/10/26 ) and later QTS 5.0.0 (32 bit): Surveillance Station 5.2.0.3.2 ( 2021/10/26 ) and later QTS 4.3.6 (64 bit): Surveillance Station 5.1.5.4.6 ( 2021/10/26 ) and later QTS 4.3.6 (32 bit): Surveillance Station 5.1.5.3.6 ( 2021/10/26 ) and later QTS 4.3.3 (32 bit): Surveillance Station 5.1.5.3.6 ( 2021/10/26 ) and later

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.81% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory qnap.com
Affected: QNAP Systems Inc. Surveillance Station
Affected: QNAP Systems Inc. Surveillance Station
Affected: QNAP Systems Inc. Surveillance Station
Affected: QNAP Systems Inc. Surveillance Station
Affected: QNAP Systems Inc. Surveillance Station
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References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-38687?
CVE-2021-38687 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-38687?
To fix CVE-2021-38687: We have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions of Surveillance Station: QTS 5.0.0 (64 bit): Surveillance Station 5.2.0.4.2 ( 2021/10/26 ) and later QTS 5.0.0 (32 bit): Surveillance Station 5.2.0.3.2 ( 2021/10/26 ) and later QTS 4.3.6 (64 bit): Surveillance Station 5.1.5.4.6 ( 2021/10/26 ) and later QTS 4.3.6 (32 bit): Surveillance Station 5.1.5.3.6 ( 2021/10/26 ) and later QTS 4.3.3 (32 bit): Surveillance Station 5.1.5.3.6 ( 2021/10/26 ) and later
Is CVE-2021-38687 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-38687 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-38687?
CVE-2021-38687 affects QNAP Systems Inc. Surveillance Station, QNAP Systems Inc. Surveillance Station, QNAP Systems Inc. Surveillance Station, QNAP Systems Inc. Surveillance Station, QNAP Systems Inc. Surveillance Station.
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