CVE-2017-16257

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 sn_sx, at 0x9d014f28, the value for the `cmd3` key is copied using `strcpy` to the buffer at `$sp+0x2b0`.This buffer is 32 bytes large, sending anything longer will cause a buffer overflow.

CVSS v3.1

9.9 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.0

8.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 56th percentile

Published

2023-01-11

Updated

2025-04-09

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0483

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2017-16256
• CVE-2017-16258
• CVE-2017-16255
• CVE-2017-16259
• CVE-2017-16254
• CVE-2017-16260