CVE-2017-14453 Memory corruption in Insteon Hub 2245-222

High 8.5 Published 23 Aug 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

An attacker impersonating PubNub can trigger a buffer overflow via crafted replies, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution on the device.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2017-14453?

CVE-2017-14453 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Insteon Hub 2245-222, published on 23 Aug 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

On Insteon Hub 2245-222 devices with firmware version 1012, specially crafted replies received from the PubNub service can cause buffer overflows on a global section overwriting arbitrary data. An attacker should impersonate PubNub and answer an HTTPS GET request to trigger this vulnerability. A strcpy overflows the buffer insteon_pubnub.channel_ad_r, which has a size of 16 bytes. An attacker can send an arbitrarily long "ad_r" parameter in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14453?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Insteon Hub 2245-222 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14453?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14453 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2017-14453 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14453 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mx44-hvmf-57mm.