Insteon Hub 1012 HTTP Server HTTP GET Request memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Insteon Hub 1012 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component HTTP Server. The manipulation as part of HTTP GET Request results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-14444. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Insteon Hub 1012 (Network Management Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code of the component HTTP Server. The manipulation as part of a HTTP GET Request leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Insteon Hub running firmware version 1012. The HTTP server implementation incorrectly handles the URL parameter during a firmware update request, leading to a buffer overflow on a global section. An attacker can send an HTTP GET request to trigger this vulnerability.

The bug was discovered 06/19/2018. The weakness was disclosed 08/02/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at talosintelligence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-14444 since 09/13/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 44 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Timelineinfo

09/13/2017 🔍
06/19/2018 +279 days 🔍
08/02/2018 +43 days 🔍
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08/03/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/12/2020 +587 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: talosintelligence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-14444 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-14444
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122532
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/03/2018 07:24
Updated: 03/12/2020 18:00
Changes: 08/03/2018 07:24 (59), 03/12/2020 18:00 (1)
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