What is CVE-2017-16348?

CVE-2017-16348 is a high-severity vulnerability in Insteon, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-08-23.

How severe is CVE-2017-16348?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Insteon

CVE-2017-16348

An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists in Insteon Hub running firmware version 1012. Leftover demo functionality allows for arbitrarily rebooting the device without authentication. An attacker can send a UDP packet to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.017 (75.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16348?: CVE-2017-16348 is a high-severity vulnerability in Insteon, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-08-23.
How severe is CVE-2017-16348?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.