CVE-2017-16278 describes multiple critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the PubNub message handler of Insteon Hub firmware version 1012. An authenticated attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted commands through the PubNub service, specifically by providing an oversized value for the 'ip' key in the 'cc' channel. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.9 (Critical), indicating a high potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and requiring only low privileges. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| 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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