Reverse-Engineering an IP camera - Part 6

In the previous articles we saw some security vulnerabilities related to the camera operation and now I'm interested on using them to find a way to replace the camera software with my own-version of the IPC.

The camera contains an update function that allows it to check online for new software versions and update itself. Fortunately for the users (and unfortunately for me), the camera only accepts encrypted software update packages, so I'm not able to simply upload my own modified version of the camera software.

Reverse-Engineering an IP camera - Part 1

Epilogue

A few days ago I had to replace the old IP camera I use to watch over my dogs and cats, and found out that IP cam technology changed a lot since I bought that old camera. IP cameras are now low-price and ubiquitous. I bought one of those generic models and installed it at my home, expecting to use the same software and network configuration I used before. However, these new cameras do not work the same way. They didn't gave me the same control I had over the old model.

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