PT-2018-5648 · Insteon · Insteon Hub

Published 2018-08-06 · Updated 2022-04-19 · CVE-2017-14447

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/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 in the PubNub message handler for the 'ad' channel, allowing specially crafted commands sent through the PubNub service to cause a stack-based buffer overflow, potentially overwriting arbitrary data. This can be triggered by sending an authenticated HTTP request.

Recommendations: For Insteon Hub version 1012, consider restricting access to the PubNub service until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the 'ad' channel to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-14447

Affected Products

Insteon Hub

References · 3

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0496 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14447 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14447 · Vendor Advisory