#VU14088 Improper input validation in SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250


Published: 2018-07-30

Vulnerability identifier: #VU14088

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3907

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Vendor: Samsung

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary data on the target system.

The weakness exists in the REST parser of video-core's HTTP server of the Samsung SmartThings Hub due to incorrect handling of pipelined HTTP requests. A remote attacker can send an HTTP request and overwrite the previously parsed HTTP method, URL and body.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250: 0.20.17

External links
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2018-0577/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


Latest bulletins with this vulnerability


Multiple vulnerabilities in Samsung SmartThings Hub