What is CVE-2017-16252?

CVE-2017-16252 is a high-severity vulnerability in Insteon Hub 2245-222, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2017-16252?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Insteon Hub 2245-222

CVE-2017-16252

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.012 (65.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Insteon Hub_2245-222
Insteon Hub_firmware — versions 1012
Talos Insteon — versions Insteon Hub 2245-222 - Firmware version 1012

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16252?: CVE-2017-16252 is a high-severity vulnerability in Insteon Hub 2245-222, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2017-16252?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.