CVE-2018-3872 | An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the c… | CVSS 9.9 CRITICAL

Description

An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the credentials handler of video-core's HTTP server of Samsung SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 - Firmware version 0.20.17. The video-core process incorrectly extracts the videoHostUrl field from a user-controlled JSON payload, leading to a buffer overflow on the stack. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2018-3872
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: talos
Reserved: 2018-01-02 00:00 UTC
Published: 2018-08-23 22:00 UTC
Last updated: 2024-09-16 20:47 UTC
Vendor / Product: Samsung / Samsung
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.9 CRITICAL CVSS 3.0

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Samsung	Samsung	—	Samsung SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 - Firmware version 0.20.17

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
—	cna	Classic Buffer Overflow

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.9	CRITICAL	3.0	cna	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References (1)

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0554