1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4542-1

USN-4542-1: MiniUPnPd vulnerabilities

Publication date

25 September 2020

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in MiniUPnPd.

Releases

Packages

  • miniupnpd - UPnP and NAT-PMP daemon for gateway routers

Details

It was discovered that MiniUPnPd did not properly validate callback
addresses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to expose
sensitive information. (CVE-2019-12107)

It was discovered that MiniUPnPd incorrectly handled unpopulated user XML
input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause MiniUPnPd to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-12108, CVE-2019-12109)

It was discovered that MiniUPnPd incorrectly handled an empty description
when port mapping. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
MiniUPnPd to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-12110)

It was discovered that MiniUPnPd did not properly parse certain PCP
requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause MiniUPnPd to
crash, resulting in a denial of...

It was discovered that MiniUPnPd did not properly validate callback
addresses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to expose
sensitive information. (CVE-2019-12107)

It was discovered that MiniUPnPd incorrectly handled unpopulated user XML
input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause MiniUPnPd to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-12108, CVE-2019-12109)

It was discovered that MiniUPnPd incorrectly handled an empty description
when port mapping. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
MiniUPnPd to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-12110)

It was discovered that MiniUPnPd did not properly parse certain PCP
requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause MiniUPnPd to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-12111)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will 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
16.04 xenial miniupnpd –  1.8.20140523-4.1+deb9u2build0.16.04.1

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