CVE-2016-3178 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2017-03-24

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:minissdpd:1.2.20130907-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-454-1	minissdpd security update
EUVD	EUVD-2016-4219	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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00065.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://speirofr.appspot.com/files/advisory/SPADV-2016-02.md
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/16/13
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=816759
https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/b238cade9a173c6f751a34acf8ccff838a62aa47

History

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Miniupnp Project Minissdpd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-24T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:47:58.152Z

Reserved: 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3178

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-24T15:59:00.607

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-3178

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-125

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