Samsung SmartThings Hub hubCore Google Breakpad backtrace.io information disclosure vulnerability(CVE-2018-3927)

Summary An exploitable information disclosure vulnerability exists in the crash handler of the hubCore binary of the Samsung SmartThings Hub. 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...

Samsung SmartThings Hub video-core credentials Parsing SQL Injection Vulnerability(CVE-2018-3879)

Summary An exploitable JSON injection vulnerability exists in the credentials handler of video-core's HTTP server of Samsung SmartThings Hub. The video-core process incorrectly parses the user-controlled JSON payload, leading to a JSON injection which in turn leads to a SQL injection in the...

Samsung SmartThings Hub hubCore Port 39500 HTTP Header Injection Vulnerability(CVE-2018-3911)

Summary An exploitable HTTP header injection vulnerability exists in the remote servers of Samsung SmartThings Hub. The hubCore process listens on port 39500 and relays any unauthenticated message to SmartThings' remote servers, which insecurely handle JSON messages, leading to partially controll...

Samsung SmartThings Hub video-core samsungWifiScan Callback Code Execution Vulnerability(CVE-2018-3867)

Summary An exploitable stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the samsungWifiScan callback notification of video-core's HTTP server of Samsung SmartThings Hub. The video-core process incorrectly handles the answer received from a smart camera, leading to a buffer overflow on the stac...

Samsung SmartThings Hub video-core database shard code execution vulnerabilities(CVE-2018-3912 - CVE-2018-3917)

Summary Multiple exploitable stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in the retrieval of database fields in the video-core HTTP server of the Samsung SmartThings Hub. The video-core process insecurely extracts the fields from the "shard" table of its SQLite database, leading to a buffer...

Bugs in Samsung IoT Hub Leave Smart Home Open To Attack

Researchers found 20 vulnerabilities in Samsung’s SmartThings Hub, allowing attackers to control smart locks, remotely monitor the home via connected cameras and perform other alarming functions. Cisco Talos researchers, who published a technical breakdown of the vulnerabilities on Thursday, said...

Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Samsung SmartThings Hub

These vulnerabilities were discovered by Claudio Bozzato of Cisco Talos. Executive Summary Cisco Talos recently discovered several vulnerabilities present within the firmware of the Samsung SmartThings Hub. In accordance with our coordinated disclosure policy, Cisco Talos has worked with Samsung ...

Samsung SmartThings Hub video-core RTSP Configuration Command Injection Vulnerability

Summary An exploitable vulnerability exists in the smart cameras RTSP configuration of the Samsung SmartThings Hub. The device incorrectly handles spaces in the URL field, leading to an arbitrary operating system command injection. An attacker can send a series of HTTP requests to trigger this...

Samsung SmartThings Hub video-core Camera Creation Code Execution Vulnerability

Summary An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the camera “create” feature of video-core’s HTTP server of Samsung SmartThings Hub. The video-core process incorrectly extracts the “state” field from a user-controlled JSON payload, leading to a buffer overflow on the stack. An...

Samsung SmartThings Hub video-core samsungWifiScan Code Execution Vulnerability

Summary Multiple exploitable buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in the samsungWifiScan handler of video-core’s HTTP server of Samsung SmartThings Hub. The video-core process incorrectly extracts fields from a user-controlled JSON payload, leading to a buffer overflow on the stack. An attacker...

Samsung SmartThings Hub video-core Database find-by-cameraId Code Execution Vulnerability

Summary An exploitable stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the database “find-by-cameraId” functionality of video-core’s HTTP server of Samsung SmartThings Hub. The video-core process incorrectly handles existing records inside its SQLite database, leading to a buffer overflow on...

Samsung SmartThings Hub hubCore Port 39500 HTTP Header Injection Vulnerability

Summary An exploitable HTTP header injection vulnerability exists in the remote servers of Samsung SmartThings Hub. The hubCore process listens on port 39500 and relays any unauthenticated message to SmartThings’ remote servers, which insecurely handle JSON messages, leading to partially controll...

This Week in Security News: Macs, Hacks and Attacks

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, GitHub was hacked via their official account with cryptocurrency Sycoin. Also, a phishing attack targeting trustee company HealthEquity led ...

Trend Micro a Leader in Forrester Wave Endpoint Security Report

The results are in from another independent analyst report and it’s great news for Trend Micro’s endpoint security. We achieved the highest score possible for the “strategy” category, were top ranked for “current offering” category, and among the second-highest scores in the market presence...

[SECURITY] Fedora 28 Update: timidity++-2.14.0-16.fc28

TiMidity++ is a MIDI format to wave table format converter and player. Install timidity++ if you'd like to play MIDI files and your sound card does not natively support wave table format...

[SECURITY] Fedora 27 Update: timidity++-2.14.0-16.fc27

TiMidity++ is a MIDI format to wave table format converter and player. Install timidity++ if you'd like to play MIDI files and your sound card does not natively support wave table format...

Millions of IoT Devices Vulnerable to Z-Wave Downgrade Attacks, Researchers Claim

The popular home automation protocol Z-Wave, used by millions of IoT devices, is vulnerable to a downgrade attack that could allow an adversary to take control of targeted devices, according to researchers. Z-Wave is a wireless protocol used by 2,400 vendors; its wireless chipsets are embedded in...

Z-Wave Downgrade Attack Left Over 100 Million IoT Devices Open to Hackers

Researchers have found that even after having an advanced encryption scheme in place, more than 100 million Internet-of-Things IoT devices from thousands of vendors are vulnerable to a downgrade attack that could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to your devices. The issue resides in th...

Z-Wave Downgrade Attack Left Over 100 Million IoT Devices Open to Hackers

Researchers have found that even after having an advanced encryption scheme in place, more than 100 million Internet-of-Things IoT devices from thousands of vendors are vulnerable to a downgrade attack that could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to your devices. The issue resides in th...

Z-Shave. Exploiting Z-Wave downgrade attacks

TL;DR: Stronger S2 Z-Wave pairing security process can be downgraded to weak S0, exposing smart devices to compromise. Z-Wave uses a shared network key to secure traffic. This key is exchanged between the controller and the client devices ‘nodes’ when the devices are paired. The keys are used to...