CVE-2017-16252: insteon hub_firmware Out-of-bounds Write

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-16252 is a high (CVSS 8.5) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in insteon hub_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 06-08-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Specially crafted commands sent through the PubNub service in Insteon Hub 2245-222 with firmware version 1012 can cause a stack-based buffer overflow overwriting arbitrary data. An attacker should send an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.At 0x9d014cc0 the value for the cmd key is copied using strcpy to the buffer at $sp+0x11c. This buffer is 20 bytes large, sending anything longer will cause a buffer overflow.

• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.