PT-2017-9849
CVE-2016-8863
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Published
2016-12-16
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Updated
2021-03-15
Description by
CVSS 3.1
9.8
CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Portable UPnP SDK (aka libupnp) versions prior to 1.6.21
Description
The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the create url list function. This can be triggered by sending a valid URI followed by an invalid one in the CALLBACK header of an SUBSCRIBE request, potentially allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 1.6.21, update to version 1.6.21 or later to resolve the issue.
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