What is CVE-2017-14445?

CVE-2017-14445 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Insteon Hub, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2018-08-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-14445?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Insteon Hub

CVE-2017-14445

An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Insteon Hub running firmware version 1012. The HTTP server implementation incorrectly handles the host parameter during a firmware update request, leading to a buffer overflow on a global section. An attacker can send an HTTP GET request to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2018-08-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (64.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 64.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Insteon Hub
Insteon Hub Firmware — versions 1012
Insteon — versions Insteon Hub 2245-222 - Firmware version 1012

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0494 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14445?: CVE-2017-14445 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Insteon Hub, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2018-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-14445?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.