CVE-2017-16298 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Insteon Hub firmware version 1012. An authenticated attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted commands via the PubNub service, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow. This allows for arbitrary data overwriting, with a CVSS score of 9.9 indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| 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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