CVE-2018-3874 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the Samsung SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 (firmware version 0.20.17). An attacker can exploit this by sending an overly long "accessKey" value to the video-core's HTTP server, causing a buffer overflow in the credentials handler. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.9 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high FAUCET Risk Score of 80/100 indicates a significant potential threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.20.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:samsung:sth-eth-250_firmware:0.20.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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