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TI-2017-11964 Aliases CVE-2017-16255GHSA-99g3-q857-49qg

Buffer overflow in Insteon

Priority LOW 38CWE-120Published · 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. 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 At 0x9d014e84 the value for the cmd1 key is copied using strcpy to the buffer at $sp+0x280. This buffer is 16 bytes large.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01223 68th 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-2017-16255
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-99g3-q857-49qg

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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