Vulnerability in Samsung
CVE-2018-3927
An exploitable information disclosure vulnerability exists in the crash handler of the hubCore binary of the Samsung SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 - Firmware version 0.20.17. When hubCore crashes, Google Breakpad is used to record minidumps, which are sent over an insecure HTTPS connection to the backtrace.io service, leading to the exposure of sensitive data. An attacker can impersonate the remote backtrace.io server in order to trigger this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (65.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
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)
References
- talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0594 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-3927?
- CVE-2018-3927 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2018-08-27.
- How severe is CVE-2018-3927?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.