A software vulnerability called " Devil ’s Ivy " could affect tens of millions of internet of things Devil's Ivy Exploit in Axis Security Camera from Senrio Labs on Vimeo. ( IT ) systems such as security cameras in banks , according to IoT technology start - up Senrio . It found the flaw , a stack - based buffer overflow , in a camera manufactured by Axis Communications , a major security camera manufacturer . Axis said : " When exploited , [ the vulnerability ] allows an attacker to remotely access a video feed or deny the owner access to the feed . " Senrio has issued a technical advisory , alongside Axis , which said it would take a " skilled and determined attacker " to exploit the flaw and has released a patch for the bug .
A software vulnerability called " Devil ’s Ivy " could affect tens of millions of internet of things ( IT ) systems such as security cameras in banks , according to IoT technology start - up Senrio . It found the flaw , a stack - based buffer overflow , in a camera manufactured by Axis Communications , a major security camera manufacturer . Axis said : " When exploited , [ the vulnerability ] allows an attacker to remotely access a video feed or deny the owner access to the feed . " Senrio has issued a technical advisory , alongside Axis , which said it would take a " skilled and determined attacker " to exploit the flaw and has released a patch for the bug .