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Samsung Smart TV: Like A Web App Riddled With Vulnerabilities

ID: 09ce6e98-5da5-5c2b-bd42-65ca4a59aa1b

STIX ID: report--09ce6e98-5da5-5c2b-bd42-65ca4a59aa1b

Feed Name: Security Ledger

Threat Score
55/100

Date Published: 2013-08-02

Date Updated: 2026-05-08

Author: Paul Roberts

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Researchers at Black Hat demonstrated that Samsung SmartTVs running a WebKit-based browser and Java SmartHub are susceptible to a range of web-based attacks—DNS poisoning, drive-by downloads, JavaScript injection (including in the Skype app), and remote activation of embedded webcams—that could enable credential theft, device/API access, and user surveillance; findings were reported to Samsung and some fixes and OTA updates were distributed.

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