CVE-2017-16281 describes multiple critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Insteon Hub firmware version 1012, specifically within the PubNub message handler for the "cc" channel. An authenticated attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted commands via the PubNub service, leading to arbitrary data overwrites and potentially full compromise of the device. With a CVSS score of 9.9 (Critical), the vulnerability allows for complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact with low attack complexity, requiring only authenticated access over the network. Despite its critical 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.