CVE-2017-16348 Auth bypass in Insteon
An attacker can remotely reboot the Insteon Hub without authentication by sending a UDP packet, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-16348?
CVE-2017-16348 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Insteon, published on 23 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists in Insteon Hub running firmware version 1012. Leftover demo functionality allows for arbitrarily rebooting the device without authentication. An attacker can send a UDP packet to trigger this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16348?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Insteon Insteon Hub Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16348?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16348 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2017-16348 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16348 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Insteon
Sources
Also known as GHSA-whgc-vrc2-77gf.