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TI-2017-11962 Aliases CVE-2017-16253GHSA-hfvx-vw4g-m5f9

Out-of-bounds write in Insteon

Priority LOW 37CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the PubNub message handler Insteon Hub 2245-222 - Firmware version 1012 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 can send an authenticated HTTP request At 0x9d014dd8 the value for the id key is copied using strcpy to the buffer at $sp+0x290. This buffer is 32 bytes large, sending anything longer will cause a buffer overflow.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01079 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—InsteonInsteon Hub 2245-222 - Firmware version 1012—No fix listedCNA
  • Insteon Vendor— Affected Insteon Hub 2245-222 - Firmware version 1012 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:insteon:hub_firmware:1012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1012VulnerableInsteon
cpe:2.3:h:insteon:hub:2245-222:-:*:*:*:*:*:*2245-222Running onInsteon
  • cpe:2.3:o:insteon:hub_firmware:1012:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1012 Vulnerable ·Insteon
  • cpe:2.3:h:insteon:hub:2245-222:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2245-222 Running on ·Insteon

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16253
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hfvx-vw4g-m5f9

References

Exploit 1

  • 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
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Sources

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