CVE-2017-16252 Memory corruption in Insteon
An authenticated attacker can trigger a stack-based buffer overflow in the Insteon Hub firmware via crafted PubNub commands, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
- 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-2017-16252?
CVE-2017-16252 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Insteon Hub Firmware, published on 6 Aug 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16252?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Insteon Hub Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16252?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16252 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-2017-16252 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16252 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Insteon Hub Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pqww-vj7p-6q2p.