CVE-2018-7580

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2020-12-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-400

Description

Philips Hue is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack. Sending a SYN flood on port tcp/80 will freeze Philips Hue's hub and it will stop responding. The "hub" will stop operating and be frozen until the flood stops. During the flood, the user won't be able to turn on/off the lights, and all of the hub's functionality will be unresponsive. The cloud service also won't work with the hub.

Affected products

Philips Hue Firmware: all versions

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160724/Philips-Hue-Denial-Of-Service.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/51
https://www.iliashn.com/CVE-2018-7580/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160724/Philips-Hue-Denial-Of-Service.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/51
https://www.iliashn.com/CVE-2018-7580/

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