CVE-2018-3878 describes multiple critical buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the credentials handler of the video-core HTTP server within Samsung SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 devices running firmware version 0.20.17. An attacker can exploit these flaws by sending a crafted JSON payload with an arbitrarily long "region" value, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.9 (CRITICAL), indicating that it is remotely exploitable with low complexity and can result in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.