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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2012-5960: libupnp: Arbitrary code execution

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2012-5960: libupnp: Arbitrary code execution

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
01/31/2013
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

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) before 1.6.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long UDN (aka upnp:rootdevice) field in a UDP packet.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-libs-libupnp

References

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