Device crash via wrapped parameter key length
Published Aug 13, 2025 · Updated Aug 13, 2025
Integer overflow in INSTAR 2K+ and 4K cameras 3.11.1 Build 1124 allows remote attackers to crash the backend IPC server. The FCGI server stores a parameter-key length in a one-byte field without enforcing its 255-byte limit, so a long key wraps the length and makes the IPC server misparse the serialized message. No authentication is required; processing the malformed message aborts the server, leaves the camera unresponsive, and requires a reboot.
Summary
What happened
Integer overflow in INSTAR 2K+ and 4K cameras 3.11.1 Build 1124 allows remote attackers to crash the backend IPC server. The FCGI server stores a parameter-key length in a one-byte field without enforcing its 255-byte limit, so a long key wraps the length and makes the IPC server misparse the serialized message. No authentication is required; processing the malformed message aborts the server, leaves the camera unresponsive, and requires a reboot.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-8761
- Published
- Aug 13, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 13, 2025
- Vendor
- INSTAR Deutschland GmbH
- Product
- INSTAR 4K Cameras
- Classifications
- CWE-404, CWE-190, T1499
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 13, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=3.11.1 Build 1124
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Public exploit references
- param.cgi oversized-key denial-of-service requestfunctional · demonstrated
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