CVE-2017-16288 describes multiple critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the PubNub message handler of Insteon Hub firmware version 1012. An authenticated attacker can exploit these flaws by sending specially crafted commands via the PubNub service, leading to arbitrary data overwrites. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.9 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the CVE has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| 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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 1.0 Bluesky, 0.5 Mastodon, and 1.6 GitHub mentions.
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.