What is CVE-2017-14447?

CVE-2017-14447 is a high-severity vulnerability in Insteon Hub, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.5/10. Published 2018-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2017-14447?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Insteon Hub

CVE-2017-14447

An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the PubNub message handler for the 'ad' channel of Insteon Hub running firmware version 1012. Specially crafted commands sent through the PubNub service can cause a stack-based buffer overflow overwriting arbitrary data. An attacker should send an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.011 (61.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14447?: CVE-2017-14447 is a high-severity vulnerability in Insteon Hub, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.5/10. Published 2018-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2017-14447?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.5 out of 10.