CVE-2018-3915: samsung smartthings hub sth-eth-250 Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-3915 is a high (CVSS 8.2) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in samsung smartthings hub sth-eth-250. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 21-09-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An exploitable stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the retrieval of database fields in the video-core HTTP server of the Samsung SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 - Firmware version 0.20.17. The strcpy call overflows the destination buffer, which has a size of 64 bytes. An attacker can send an arbitrarily long "bucket" value in order to exploit this vulnerability.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.40%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
32%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.40% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (talosintelligence.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Samsung2 products
- smartthings hub sth-eth-250Firmware version 0.20.17
- sth-eth-250_firmware0.20.17
1 vendor · 2 products
References
1 links- talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0581X Refsource MISCExploitThird Party Advisory