CVE-2017-14453 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Insteon Hub 2245-222 devices running firmware version 1012. This flaw allows an attacker to impersonate the PubNub service and send specially crafted replies containing an arbitrarily long "ad_r" parameter, overwriting arbitrary data due to a strcpy operation on a 16-byte buffer. Rated 8.8 HIGH (CVSSv3), the vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity and no user interaction, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high CVSS score indicates a significant risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1012CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:insteon:hub_2245-222_firmware:1012:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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