CVE-2008-5260

CRITICAL 9.3CVE-2008-5260 · Published 26/01/2009 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-5260 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability affecting axis camera control (axis).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 5.8%, higher than 93.1% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
axis camera control axis	`= 2.40.0.0`	No fix yet

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the CamImage.CamImage.1 ActiveX control in AxisCamControl.ocx in AXIS Camera Control 2.40.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long image_pan_tilt property value.

References

osvdb.org/51532
secunia.com/advisories/33444 · Vendor Advisory
secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-58 · Vendor Advisory
axis.com/techsup/software/acc/files/acc_security_update_090119.pdf
securityfocus.com/archive/1/500334/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/bid/33408
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0228
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48176

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