Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Samsung SmartThings Hub
CVE-2018-3905

8.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Samsung
Status
Smartthings Hub Sth-eth-250
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 August 2018

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in the camera 'create' feature of the video-core HTTP server utilized by Samsung SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 devices with firmware version 0.20.17. The flaw occurs due to improper extraction of the 'state' field from a user-controlled JSON payload within the video-core process. This weakness allows an attacker to send specially crafted HTTP requests, potentially compromising the device's memory and leading to unauthorized access or control.

Affected Version(s)

SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 Firmware version 0.20.17

References

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/T...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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