CVE-2017-14447
An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the PubNub message handler for the 'ad'...
An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the PubNub message handler for the 'ad' 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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the PubNub message handler for the 'ad' 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.
- Record
CVE-2017-14447- CVSS 3.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5950
An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the PubNub message handler for the 'ad' 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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-5950- CVSS 3.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-77vp-fw32-h2mr
An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the PubNub message handler for the 'ad'...
An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the PubNub message handler for the 'ad' 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.
- Record
GHSA-77vp-fw32-h2mr- CVSS 3.0
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the PubNub message handler for the 'ad' 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.
- Record
CVE-2017-14447- CVSS 3.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-14447 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Insteon, published August 6, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.08%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.