CVE-2018-3834 describes a permanent denial-of-service vulnerability in Insteon Hub firmware version 1013. This flaw allows an attacker to brick the device by exploiting its firmware upgrade functionality, which retrieves signed binaries over unencrypted HTTP and lacks proper MCU compatibility checks. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.4 (HIGH), indicating a high impact on availability and integrity, with high attack complexity. An attacker must impersonate the remote firmware server to deliver a malicious, signed firmware image. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1013CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:insteon:hub_firmware:1013:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.