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Debian: CVE-2016-8863: libupnp, libupnp4 -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2016-8863: libupnp, libupnp4 -- security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/16/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/19/2016
Modified
03/02/2020

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-libupnp
  • debian-upgrade-libupnp4

References

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