USN-3298-1

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    USN-3298-1

    Published: 24 May 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: miniupnpc vulnerability

    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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3298-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8798

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: miniupnpc

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.3

    Affected versions

    1.6-3ubuntu2
    1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.1
    1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.2

    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
    USN-3298-1 | CVE-DB