#VU14068 Stack-based buffer overflow in SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 - CVE-2018-3867

 

#VU14068 Stack-based buffer overflow in SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 - CVE-2018-3867

Published: July 30, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU14068
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3867
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250
Software vendor:
Samsung

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists in the samsungWifiScan callback notification of video-core's HTTP server of Samsung SmartThings Hub due to incorrect handling of the answer received from a smart camera. A remote attacker can send a series of HTTP requests, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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