1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3298-1

USN-3298-1: MiniUPnP vulnerability

Publication date

24 May 2017

Overview

MiniUPnP could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Releases

Packages

  • miniupnpc - UPnP IGD client lightweight library

Details

It was discovered that MiniUPnP incorrectly handled memory. A remote
attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly
execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user running an application
that uses the MiniUPnP library.

It was discovered that MiniUPnP incorrectly handled memory. A remote
attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly
execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user running an application
that uses the MiniUPnP library.

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
16.10 yakkety libminiupnpc10 –  1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.16.10.1
16.04 xenial libminiupnpc10 –  1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.16.04.1
14.04 trusty libminiupnpc8 –  1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.3

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