PT-2018-5646 · Insteon · Insteon Hub

Published 2018-08-02 · Updated 2022-12-14 · CVE-2017-14445

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 host parameter by the HTTP server implementation during a firmware update request. This leads to a buffer overflow on a global section. An attacker can trigger this issue by sending an HTTP GET request to the vulnerable endpoint.

Recommendations: For Insteon Hub version 1012, consider restricting access to the firmware update request endpoint until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the host parameter in the affected HTTP GET request until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-14445

Affected Products

Insteon Hub

References · 4

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0494 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14445 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14445 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/39856 · Telegram Post