1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4494-1

USN-4494-1: GUPnP vulnerability

Publication date

15 September 2020

Overview

gupnp could be made to expose sensitive information or perform network attacks if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Releases

Packages

  • gupnp - framework for creating UPnP devices and control points

Details

It was discovered that GUPnP incorrectly handled certain subscription
requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to exfiltrate
data or use GUPnP to perform DDoS attacks.

It was discovered that GUPnP incorrectly handled certain subscription
requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to exfiltrate
data or use GUPnP to perform DDoS attacks.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
20.04 focal libgupnp-1.2-0 –  1.2.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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