CVE-2017-16297 describes multiple critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the Insteon Hub firmware version 1012. Specifically, a strcpy operation in the PubNub message handler for the "cc" channel, when processing the 'oncmd' key, allows an attacker to overwrite arbitrary data. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.9 (CRITICAL), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring authentication, and leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. 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: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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