SB2019051612 - Use-after-free in miniupnpd



SB2019051612 - Use-after-free in miniupnpd

Published: May 16, 2019 Updated: August 8, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2019051612
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12106)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The updateDevice function in minissdpd.c in MiniUPnP MiniSSDPd 1.4 and 1.5 allows a remote attacker to crash the process due to a Use After Free vulnerability.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.