CVE-2017-16258 describes multiple stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the PubNub message handler of Insteon Hub firmware version 1012. Specifically, a strcpy operation in the "cc" channel's cmd sn_sx function can overwrite arbitrary data when processing oversized input for the 'cmd4' key. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.9 due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring only an authenticated HTTP request. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1012CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:insteon:hub_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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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.