Insteon Hub 2245-222 up to 1012 PubNub Message HTTP Request memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Insteon Hub 2245-222 up to 1012 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component PubNub Message Handler. The manipulation as part of HTTP Request results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-16254. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Insteon Hub 2245-222 up to 1012 (Network Management Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code of the component PubNub Message Handler. The manipulation as part of a HTTP 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 the PubNub message handler Insteon Hub 2245-222 - Firmware version 1012. Specially crafted commands sent through the PubNub service can cause a stack-based buffer overflow overwriting arbitrary data. An attacker can send an authenticated HTTP request at 0x9d014e4c the value for the flg key is copied using strcpy to the buffer at $sp+0x270. This buffer is 16 bytes large, sending anything longer will cause a buffer overflow.

The bug was discovered 06/19/2018. The weakness was released 03/21/2019. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-16254 since 10/31/2017. 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 275 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.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-131857 and VDB-131855. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/31/2017 🔍
06/19/2018 +231 days 🔍
03/21/2019 +275 days 🔍
03/21/2019 +0 days 🔍
08/03/2023 +1596 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: talosintelligence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-16254 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-16254
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-131856
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2019 22:24
Updated: 08/03/2023 08:00
Changes: 03/21/2019 22:24 (56), 05/17/2020 14:10 (1), 08/03/2023 07:54 (3), 08/03/2023 08:00 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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