Insteon Hub 1012 PubNub Message stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Insteon Hub 1012. The affected element is an unknown function of the component PubNub Message Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-16291. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Insteon Hub 1012 (Network Management Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component PubNub Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple exploitable buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in the PubNub message handler for the "cc" channel of Insteon Hub running firmware version 1012. Specially crafted commands sent through the PubNub service can cause a stack-based buffer overflow overwriting arbitrary data. An attacker should send an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability. In cmd s_sun, at 0x9d019854, the value for the `sunset` key is copied using `strcpy` to the buffer at `$sp+0x334`.This buffer is 100 bytes large, sending anything longer will cause a buffer overflow.

The weakness was disclosed 01/12/2023 as TALOS-2017-0483. The advisory is shared for download at talosintelligence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-16291 since 10/31/2017. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 02/04/2023).

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: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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10/31/2017 🔍
01/12/2023 +1899 days 🔍
01/12/2023 +0 days 🔍
02/04/2023 +23 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: TALOS-2017-0483
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-16291 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-16291
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-218092

Entryinfo

Created: 01/12/2023 08:36
Updated: 02/04/2023 14:24
Changes: 01/12/2023 08:36 (50), 02/04/2023 14:24 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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