Description
PY Software Active Webcam WebServer (webcam.exe) 5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a direct request to Filelist.html.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- PY Software Active Webcam 4.3/5.5 - WebServer Multiple Vulnerabilities EDB-25207 · remote · Mar 10, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://secway.org/advisory/ad20050104.txt
- 20050310 Multiple Vulnerabilities of PY Software Active Webcam WebServer mailing-list
- active-webcam-filelist-dos(19650) vdb-entry
- 14553 third-party-advisory