Name: CVE-2012-5962: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2013-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2012-5962, CWE-119, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.70128

Stack-based buffer overflow in the unique_service_name function in ssdp/ssdp_server.c in the SSDP parser in the portable SDK for UPnP Devices (aka libupnp, formerly the Intel SDK for UPnP devices) 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long DeviceType (aka urn) field in a UDP packet.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Freebsd	—	Upgrade upnp	Dec 10, 2025	Jan 30, 2013
Suse	—	Upgrade libupnp6	Aug 9, 2024	Jul 9, 2013
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade libupnpUpgrade libupnp4	Nov 19, 2024	Jan 31, 2013

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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