What is the severity of CVE-2017-16338?

CVE-2017-16338 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for remote exploitation via crafted requests.

How do I fix CVE-2017-16338?

To mitigate CVE-2017-16338, it is recommended to update the Insteon Hub firmware to a version beyond 1012.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-16338?

CVE-2017-16338 is a buffer overflow vulnerability caused by improper input validation in the Insteon Hub firmware.

Who is affected by CVE-2017-16338?

CVE-2017-16338 affects users of the Insteon Hub running firmware version 1012.

What can an attacker do with CVE-2017-16338?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2017-16338 to execute arbitrary code on the Insteon Hub by sending a specially crafted HTTP request.

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CVE-2017-16338

critical

9.9

CWE

120 119

2/8/2018

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-16338: Buffer Overflow

First published: Thu Aug 02 2018(Updated: )

An attacker could send an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability in Insteon Hub running firmware version 1012. At 0x9d01bad0 the value for the host key is copied using strcpy to the buffer at 0xa00016e0. This buffer is 32 bytes large, sending anything longer will cause a buffer overflow.

Credit: talos-cna@cisco.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Insteon Hub Firmware	=1012
INSTEON Hub

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Reference Links

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0484

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-16338?
CVE-2017-16338 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for remote exploitation via crafted requests.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16338?
To mitigate CVE-2017-16338, it is recommended to update the Insteon Hub firmware to a version beyond 1012.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-16338?
CVE-2017-16338 is a buffer overflow vulnerability caused by improper input validation in the Insteon Hub firmware.
Who is affected by CVE-2017-16338?
CVE-2017-16338 affects users of the Insteon Hub running firmware version 1012.
What can an attacker do with CVE-2017-16338?
An attacker can exploit CVE-2017-16338 to execute arbitrary code on the Insteon Hub by sending a specially crafted HTTP request.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-16338?
CVE-2017-16338 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for remote exploitation via crafted requests.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16338?
To mitigate CVE-2017-16338, it is recommended to update the Insteon Hub firmware to a version beyond 1012.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-16338?
CVE-2017-16338 is a buffer overflow vulnerability caused by improper input validation in the Insteon Hub firmware.
Who is affected by CVE-2017-16338?
CVE-2017-16338 affects users of the Insteon Hub running firmware version 1012.
What can an attacker do with CVE-2017-16338?
An attacker can exploit CVE-2017-16338 to execute arbitrary code on the Insteon Hub by sending a specially crafted HTTP request.