Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Samsung SmartThings Hub
CVE-2018-3912

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

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

Summary

In Samsung SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 devices running firmware version 0.20.17, a security flaw exists due to the video-core process improperly handling data extraction from the SQLite database's "shard" table. This flaw allows an attacker to trigger a stack buffer overflow by supplying an overly long "secretKey" value, resulting in potential unauthorized access or system instability.

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:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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