PT-2023-10574 · Insteon · Insteon Hub

Published 2023-01-11 · Updated 2023-01-23 · CVE-2017-16298

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 The issue concerns buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the PubNub message handler for the "cc" channel. Specially crafted commands sent through the PubNub service can cause a stack-based buffer overflow, overwriting arbitrary data. This can be triggered by sending an authenticated HTTP request. Specifically, in the cmd s schd, the value for the offcmd key is copied using strcpy to a 100-byte buffer, and sending data longer than this will cause a buffer overflow.

Recommendations For Insteon Hub version 1012, consider restricting access to the PubNub service until a patch is available, and avoid using the cmd s schd with long offcmd values 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

Stack Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-121

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-16298

Affected Products

Insteon Hub

References · 3

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0483 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-16298 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16298 · Security Note