Description
Integer overflow in the soap_get function in Genivia gSOAP 2.7.x and 2.8.x before 2.8.48, as used on Axis cameras and other devices, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a large XML document, aka Devil's Ivy. NOTE: the large document would be blocked by many common web-server configurations on general-purpose computers.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | gsoap | 2.8.48-1 | — |
| Debian 14 | r-other-x4r | 1.0.1+git20150806.c6bd9bd-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | gsoap | 2.8.48-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | r-other-x4r | 1.0.1+git20150806.c6bd9bd-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | gsoap | 2.8.48-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | r-other-x4r | 1.0.1+git20150806.c6bd9bd-2 | — |
| Debian 7 | gsoap | 2.8.7-2+deb7u1 | DLA-1036-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | gsoap | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | gsoap | 2.8.117-1.2 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10825-1 |
Advisories 4
- DLA-1036-1 gsoap - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10825-1 gsoap-devel-2.8.117-1.2 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-2524 Dell NetWorker vProxy: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 1, 2023
- ICSA-19-253-06 OSIsoft PI SQL Client CISA ICS & IT advisories · Sep 10, 2019
References
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049348
- http://blog.senr.io/blog/devils-ivy-flaw-in-widely-used-third-party-code-impacts-millions
- http://blog.senr.io/devilsivy.html
- https://www.genivia.com/advisory.html#Security_advisory:_CVE-2017-9765_bug_in_certain_versions_of_gSOAP_2.7_up_to_2.8.47_%28June_21%2C_2017%29
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1472807
- 99868 vdb-entry
- https://www.genivia.com/changelog.html#Version_2.8.48_upd_%2806/21/2017%29