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3s Pocketnet Tech Video Management SoftwareApplication · 3s Pocketnet Tech

CVE-2014-9263

MEDIUM · 6.8 CVSS v2.0 Published 2014-12-08
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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77/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Multiple buffer overflows in the PocketNetNVRMediaClientAxCtrl.NVRMediaViewer.1 control in 3S Pocketnet Tech VMS allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string to the (1) StartRecord, (2) StartRecordEx, (3) StartScheduledRecord, (4) SetDisplayText, (5) GetONVIFDeviceInformation, (6) GetONVIFProfiles, or (7) GetONVIFStreamUri method or a crafted filename to the (8) SaveCurrentImage or (9) SaveCurrentImageEx method.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in the PocketNetNVRMediaClientAxCtrl.NVRMediaViewer.1 ActiveX control used in 3S Pocketnet Tech VMS. Remote attackers can achieve arbitrary code execution by supplying crafted strings to methods like StartRecord, SetDisplayText, GetONVIFDeviceInformation, or crafted filenames to SaveCurrentImage methods.

MitigationApply vendor patch if available; otherwise remove or unregister the vulnerable ActiveX control, disable ActiveX in affected browsers, and implement network segmentation to limit exposure to the VMS interface.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
3s Pocketnet Tech Video Management SoftwareApplication
Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
M
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify if 3S Pocketnet Tech VMS is installed
    Check the system for presence of 3S Pocketnet Tech Video Management Software by looking in Add/Remove Programs (Windows) or searching for Pocketnet-related directories and executables on the system
    Affected if The software is present on the system, meaning the vulnerable ActiveX control could be available
  2. Check for the vulnerable ActiveX control registration
    Search the Windows registry for the CLSID associated with PocketNetNVRMediaClientAxCtrl.NVRMediaViewer.1 under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID or search for the ProgID directly in the registry
    Affected if The ActiveX control is registered in the registry, indicating it is available for instantiation by Internet Explorer or other applications
  3. Locate the ActiveX control DLL file
    Search the file system for DLLs related to PocketNetNVR or NVRMediaViewer, typically found in the VMS installation directory (commonly C:\Program Files\3S Pocketnet or similar paths)
    Affected if The DLL file implementing this ActiveX control exists on the system
  4. Check browser ActiveX settings
    Review Internet Explorer or other browser settings to see if ActiveX controls are enabled, particularly check if the specific control has been allowed to run (in IE, check Tools > Internet Options > Security > Custom Level > ActiveX controls)
    Affected if ActiveX controls are enabled and the specific control has not been blocked or marked unsafe for scripting
  5. Verify if the control is exposed to network
    Check if the VMS web interface or any web service that could instantiate this ActiveX control is accessible from the network, examine IIS or embedded web server configurations used by the VMS
    Affected if The VMS web interface containing this ActiveX control is network-accessible

The environment is affected if 3S Pocketnet Tech VMS is installed and the PocketNetNVRMediaClientAxCtrl.NVRMediaViewer.1 ActiveX control is present and accessible.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor patch if available; otherwise remove or unregister the vulnerable ActiveX control, disable ActiveX in affected browsers, and implement network segmentation to limit exposure to the VMS interface.

Fix this in 3s Pocketnet Tech Video Management Software Scoped from the published advisory
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