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CVE-2015-6031

MEDIUMEPSS 91th pctl
6.8
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the IGDstartelt function in igd_desc_parse.c in the MiniUPnP client (aka MiniUPnPc) before 1.9.20150917 allows remote UPNP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "oversized" XML element name.

How to fix

Remediation Available
miniupnpcDebian
Fixed in:1.9.20140610-2.1CVE-2015-6031
Fixed in:1.9.20140610-2.1CVE-2015-6031
Fixed in:1.9.20140610-2.1CVE-2015-6031
Fixed in:1.9.20140610-2.1CVE-2015-6031
libminiupnpc8Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.2USN-2780-1
miniupnpcUbuntu
Fixed in:1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.2USN-2780-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

4.78%probability of exploitation in 30 days
91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

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