CVE-2017-16291 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 overwriting and potentially full system compromise. With a CVSS score of 9.9, this vulnerability is highly severe, allowing remote attackers to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts with low attack complexity. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the critical nature of this flaw warrants attention.
| 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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