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CVE-2017-16318

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-16318 describes multiple critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the Insteon Hub firmware version 1012, specifically within the PubNub message handler for the "cc" channel. These flaws allow an authenticated attacker to send specially crafted commands via the PubNub service, leading to arbitrary data overwriting. With a CVSS score of 9.9 (Critical), this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack 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 vulnerability has garnered notable community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness among security researchers.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1012CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:insteon:hub_firmware:1012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
48.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0067 is in the 51st percentile among its peer group of 1,128 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

talosintelligence.com / vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0483
Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory