CVE-2016-3179 - 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 (invalid free and daemon crash) via vectors related to error handling.

Published: 2017-03-24

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

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

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-454-1	minissdpd security update
EUVD	EUVD-2016-4220	The processRequest function in minissdpd.c in MiniSSDPd 1.2.20130907-3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (invalid free and daemon crash) via vectors related to error handling.

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/140ee8d2204b383279f854802b27bdb41c1d5d1a

History

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Subscriptions

Miniupnp Project Minissdpd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:47:59.035Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-3179

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-24T15:59:00.637

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

Link: CVE-2016-3179

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-416

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