Resolved Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Surveillance Station
- Release date: December 10, 2021
- Security ID: QSA-21-46
- Severity: High
- CVE identifier: CVE-2021-38687
- Affected products: QNAP NAS running Surveillance Station
- Status: Resolved
Summary
A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP NAS running Surveillance Station. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.
We have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions of Surveillance Station:
- QTS 5.0.0 (64-bit): Surveillance Station 5.2.0.4.2 (2021/10/26) and later
- QTS 5.0.0 (32-bit): Surveillance Station 5.2.0.3.2 (2021/10/26) and later
- QTS 4.3.6 (64-bit): Surveillance Station 5.1.5.4.6 (2021/10/26) and later
- QTS 4.3.6 (32-bit): Surveillance Station 5.1.5.3.6 (2021/10/26) and later
- QTS 4.3.3: Surveillance Station 5.1.5.3.6 (2021/10/26) and later
Recommendation
To fix the vulnerability, we recommend updating Surveillance Station to the latest version.
Updating Surveillance Station
- Log on to QTS or QuTS hero as administrator.
- Open the App Center and then click
.
A search box appears. - Type “Surveillance Station” and then press ENTER.
Surveillance Station appears in the search results. - Click Update.
A confirmation message appears.
Note: The Update button is not available if your Surveillance Station is already up to date. - Click OK.
The application is updated.
Acknowledgements: crixer
Revision History: V1.0 (December 10, 2021) - Published