CVE-2018-3909 Other in Samsung

Critical 9.1 Published 24 Aug 2018 Updated 17 Sep 2024

An attacker can exploit HTTP request pipelining in the SmartThings Hub video-core server to overwrite parsed data, potentially leading to code execution.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-3909?

CVE-2018-3909 is a critical vulnerability in Talos Samsung, published on 24 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An exploitable vulnerability exists in the REST parser of video-core's HTTP server of the Samsung SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 - Firmware version 0.20.17. The video-core process incorrectly handles pipelined HTTP requests, which allows successive requests to overwrite the previously parsed HTTP method, 'onmessagecomplete' callback. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-444

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3909?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Sth-Eth-250 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-3909?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3909 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-3909 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3909 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-59hg-jxh2-2qg8.