PT-2018-5645 · Insteon · Insteon Hub

Published 2018-08-02 · Updated 2022-12-14 · CVE-2017-14444

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.9

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Insteon Hub version 1012

Description: A buffer overflow issue exists due to the incorrect handling of the URL parameter during a firmware update request by the HTTP server implementation, leading to a buffer overflow on a global section. An attacker can trigger this issue by sending an HTTP GET request.

Recommendations: For Insteon Hub version 1012, update the firmware to a version that is not affected by this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the firmware update request to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-14444

Affected Products

Insteon Hub

References · 4

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0493 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14444 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14444 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/39853 · Telegram Post