CVE-2018-3916: samsung Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-3916 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in samsung. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 28-08-2018PublishedVulnerability 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 136 bytes. An attacker can send an arbitrarily long 'directory' value in order to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger 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
0.39%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
32%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.39% on 19-09-2026
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
- samsungSamsung SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 - Firmware 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