Insteon Hub 1012 HTTP Server s_dport memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Insteon Hub 1012. This affects an unknown function of the component HTTP Server. The manipulation of the argument s_dport as part of HTTP Request leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-16340. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Insteon Hub 1012 (Network Management Software). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Server. The manipulation of the argument s_dport as part of a HTTP Request leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An attacker could send an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability in Insteon Hub running firmware version 1012. At 0x9d01c0e8 the value for the s_dport key is copied using strcpy to the buffer at 0xa000180c. This buffer is 6 bytes large, sending anything longer will cause a buffer overflow.

The bug was discovered 06/19/2018. The weakness was disclosed 08/02/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at talosintelligence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-16340 since 10/30/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is 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.

The entries VDB-122535, VDB-122536, VDB-122538 and VDB-122539 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

10/30/2017 🔍
06/19/2018 +231 days 🔍
08/02/2018 +43 days 🔍
08/02/2018 +0 days 🔍
08/03/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/29/2023 +1730 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: talosintelligence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-16340 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-16340
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122537
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/03/2018 07:20
Updated: 04/29/2023 11:09
Changes: 08/03/2018 07:20 (60), 03/12/2020 19:05 (1), 04/29/2023 11:09 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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