Improper input validation in SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 - CVE-2018-3918

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Improper input validation in SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 - CVE-2018-3918

Published: July 30, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU14099
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3918
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Samsung
Affected software:
SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the remote servers of Samsung SmartThings Hub due to the hubCore process listens on port 39500 and relays any unauthenticated messages to SmartThings' remote servers. A remote attacker can send an HTTP request, trigger incorrect handling of camera IDs for the "sync" operation, delete arbitrary cameras and cause the service to crash.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-3918

Install update from vendor's website.

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