vulnerability

Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-3178): minissdpd vulnerability

Try Surface Command

Back to search

Severity

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Published

Mar 24, 2017

Added

Nov 19, 2024

Modified

Apr 16, 2026

Description

The processRequest function in minissdpd.c in MiniSSDPd 1.2.20130907-3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and daemon crash) via vectors involving a negative length value.

Solution

ubuntu-upgrade-minissdpd

References

CVE-2016-3178
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-3178
CWE-125
EUVD-EUVD-2016-4219
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-4219
https://speirofr.appspot.com/files/advisory/SPADV-2016-02.md
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3178

Rapid7 Labs

2026 Global Threat Landscape Report

The predictive window has collapsed. Exploitation follows disclosure in days. See how attackers are accelerating and how to stay ahead.

Get report