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CVE-2017-16252

Published: Aug 6, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-787
8.1HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.2%
Top 34.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Specially crafted commands sent through the PubNub service in Insteon Hub 2245-222 with firmware version 1012 can cause a stack-based buffer overflow overwriting arbitrary data. An attacker should send an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.At 0x9d014cc0 the value for the cmd key is copied using strcpy to the buffer at $sp+0x11c. This buffer is 20 bytes large, sending anything longer will cause a buffer overflow.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

insteon
commercial·US
hub firmware
ICS / OT / IoT
Talos
commercialaka moxa, computerinsel photoline, allen bradley
InsteonEmbedded
ICS / OT / IoT / smart-home

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0483
talosintelligence.com

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