#VU14102 Information disclosure in SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250


Published: 2018-07-30

Vulnerability identifier: #VU14102

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3927

CWE-ID: CWE-200

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 obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists in the crash handler of the hubCore binary of the Samsung SmartThings Hub due to Google Breakpad is used to record minidumps, which are sent over an insecure HTTPS connection to the backtrace.io service when hubCore crashes. A remote attacker can impersonate the remote backtrace.io server and gain access to arbitrary data.

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-2018-0594/

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