Samsung SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 0.20.17 hubCore Process HTTP Request neutralization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Samsung SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 0.20.17. Impacted is an unknown function of the component hubCore Process. The manipulation as part of HTTP Request leads to neutralization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-3918. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Samsung SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 0.20.17 (Router Operating System). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component hubCore Process. The manipulation as part of a HTTP Request leads to a neutralization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-707. The product does not ensure or incorrectly ensures that structured messages or data are well-formed and that certain security properties are met before being read from an upstream component or sent to a downstream component. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An exploitable vulnerability exists in the remote servers of Samsung SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 - Firmware version 0.20.17. The hubCore process listens on port 39500 and relays any unauthenticated messages to SmartThings' remote servers, which incorrectly handle camera IDs for the 'sync' operation, leading to arbitrary deletion of cameras. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.

The bug was discovered 07/26/2018. The weakness was presented 08/27/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at talosintelligence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-3918 since 01/01/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 32 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

See VDB-123294, VDB-123292 and VDB-123291 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Neutralization
CWE: CWE-707 / CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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01/01/2018 🔍
07/26/2018 +205 days 🔍
08/27/2018 +31 days 🔍
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08/28/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/04/2023 +1710 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: talosintelligence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-3918 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-3918
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123293
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/28/2018 06:23
Updated: 05/04/2023 18:07
Changes: 08/28/2018 06:23 (59), 03/18/2020 15:52 (1), 05/04/2023 18:07 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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