What is CVE-2018-3872?

CVE-2018-3872 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Samsung, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2018-08-23.

How severe is CVE-2018-3872?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Samsung

CVE-2018-3872

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 fiel…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.018 (75.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Samsung — versions Samsung SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 - Firmware version 0.20.17
Samsung Sth-eth-250
Samsung Sth-eth-250_firmware — versions 0.20.17

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-3872?: CVE-2018-3872 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Samsung, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2018-08-23.
How severe is CVE-2018-3872?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.