# CVE-2017-9765: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-07-20 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99868
- https://www.genivia.com/changelog.html#Version_2.8.48_upd_%2806/21/2017%29

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