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Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
The popular Samsung SmartCam security cameras contain a critical remote code execution vulnerability that could allow hackers to gain root access and take full control of them.
The vulnerability was discovered by researchers from the hacking collective the Exploiteers (formerly GTVHacker), who have found vulnerabilities in the Samsung SmartCam devices in the past.
The flaw allows for command injection through a web script, even though the vendor has disabled the local web-based management interface in these devices.
The Samsung SmartCam is a series of cloud-enabled network security cameras that were originally developed by Samsung Techwin. Samsung sold this division to South Korean business conglomerate Hanwha Group in 2015 and the company was renamed Hanwha Techwin.
In response to vulnerabilities reported in the web-based management interface of various SmartCam models over the past few years, Hanwha Techwin decided to completely disable the local administration panel and allow users to access the cameras only through the accompanying smartphone app and its My SmartCam cloud service.
[...] While the flaw was found in the SNH-1011 model, the researchers believe that it affects the entire Samsung SmartCam series.
Ironically, the vulnerability can be exploited to turn on the disabled web-management interface, whose removal was criticized by some users. The Exploiteers published a proof-of-concept exploit that does just that. They also provided instructions on how to manually patch the flaw.
Re-enabling the web interface will allow users to monitor the camera feed via the local network again without having to use the My SmartCam service. But there's a catch: It also reactivates some of the old vulnerabilities that the vendor mitigated by simply disabling the interface in the first place.
Also covered at Ars Technica .
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(Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 19 2017, @09:58AM
Who's watching?
Tell me who's watching
Who's watching me?
I'm just an average man, with an average life
I work from nine to five, hey hell, I pay the price
All I want is to be left alone in my average home
But why do I always feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone, and
I always feel like somebody's watching me
And I have no privacy
Woh, I always feel like somebody's watching me
Tell me is it just a dream?
When I come home at night
I bolt the door real tight
People call me on the phone I'm trying to avoid
Well, can the people on TV see me
Or am I just paranoid?
When I'm in the shower
I'm afraid to wash my hair
'Cause I might open my eyes
And find someone standing there
People say I'm crazy
Just a little touched
But maybe showers remind me of
"Psycho" too much
That's why
I always feel like somebody's watching me
And I have no privacy
Woh, I always feel like somebody's watching me
Who's playing tricks on me?
Who's watching me?
I don't know anymore
Are the neighbors watching?
Well, it's the mailman watching me, and I don't feel safe anymore
Oh, what a mess I wonder who's watching me now
(Who?) the IRS?
I always feel like somebody's watching me
And I have no privacy
Woh, I always feel like somebody's watching me
Tell me it is just a dream
I always feel like somebody's watching me
And I have no privacy
Woh, I always feel like somebody's watching me
Who's playing tricks on me?
I always feel like somebody's watching me
Woh, I always feel like somebody's watching me
Tell me it can't be
I always feel like somebody's watching me
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 19 2017, @03:11PM
Every time I see you, I think of you
Every time I'm near you, I think of you
I think of you when I dream of you, when I'm taking pictures of you
I think of you when I'm in a blimp, looking down from up above you
You know I'm missing you
My mind is kissing you
I'm right behind you now, Charlene
Waiting, watching, oh so close
I'm right behind you now, Charlene
You'll never be alone again, no
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Thursday January 19 2017, @05:41PM
Every breath you take,
Every move you make...
Especially if you're a Chinese citizen,
with a Samunsung Camera.
we'll be watching you.