UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6031

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6031

    Published: 16 Oct 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-6031

    Summary:

    Details: Buffer overflow in the IGDstartelt function in igd_desc_parse.c in the MiniUPnP client (aka MiniUPnPc) before 1.9.20150917 allows remote UPNP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "oversized" XML element name.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6031, http://talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2015-0035/, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2780-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2780-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6031

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: miniupnpc

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.2

    Affected versions

    1.6-3ubuntu2
    1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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