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CVE-2016-8863

Heap-based buffer overflow in the create_url_list function in gena/gena_device.c in Portable UPnP SDK (aka libupnp) before 1.6.21 allows re…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
8.6%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
0
none known

Heap-based buffer overflow in the create_url_list function in gena/gena_device.c in Portable UPnP SDK (aka libupnp) before 1.6.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a valid URI followed by an invalid one in the CALLBACK header of an SUBSCRIBE request.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

8.56% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.09.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • sourceforge.net /p/pupnp/bugs/133/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • sourceforge.net /p/pupnp/code/ci/master/tree/ChangeLog · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-52 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3736 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • tenable.com /security/research/tra-2017-10 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/92849 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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