Buffer overflow in Insteon Hub
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Multiple exploitable buffer overflow vulnerabilities exists in the PubNub message handler for the "control" channel of Insteon Hub running firmware version 1012. Specially crafted replies received from the PubNub service can cause buffer overflows on a global section overwriting arbitrary data. An attacker should impersonate PubNub and answer an HTTPS GET request to trigger this vulnerability. The `strcpy` at [18] overflows the buffer `insteon_pubnub.channel_al`, which has a size of 16 bytes.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insteon | Hub | Not specified | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Hub VendorInsteon Affected Not specified Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-14454
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rhm6-355p-2674
References
More Insteon Hub Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-12035 Stack-based buffer overflow in Insteon Hub CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2017-12034 Stack-based buffer overflow in Insteon Hub CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2017-12033 Stack-based buffer overflow in Insteon Hub CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2017-12032 Stack-based buffer overflow in Insteon Hub CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2017-12031 Stack-based buffer overflow in Insteon Hub CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2017-12017 Stack-based buffer overflow in Insteon Hub CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
Sources
- CVE-2017-14454 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-14454 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rhm6-355p-2674 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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