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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Insteon Hub 2245-222
- Insteon Hub Firmware — versions 1012
- Talos Insteon — versions Insteon Hub 2245-222 - Firmware version 1012
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0483 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, 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.