Use After Free Affecting minissdpd package, versions <1.1.20120121-1+deb7u1build0.14.04.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-MINISSDPD-270461
  • published24 Mar 2017
  • disclosed24 Mar 2017

Introduced: 24 Mar 2017

CVE-2016-3179  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 minissdpd to version 1.1.20120121-1+deb7u1build0.14.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream minissdpd package and not the minissdpd package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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