CVE-2017-16255: insteon hub_firmware Classic Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-16255 is a high (CVSS 8.5) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in insteon hub_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 21-03-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the PubNub message handler Insteon Hub 2245-222 - Firmware version 1012. Specially crafted commands sent through the PubNub service can cause a stack-based buffer overflow overwriting arbitrary data. An attacker can send an authenticated HTTP request at At 0x9d014e84 the value for the cmd1 key is copied using strcpy to the buffer at $sp+0x280. This buffer is 16 bytes large.

• CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.