Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2021-33516 |
CWE-ID | CWE-350 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
gupnp / |
Vendor | Gnome Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU54033
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 7.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33516
CWE-ID:
CWE-350 - Reliance on Reverse DNS Resolution for a Security-Critical Action
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DNS rebinding attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to a logic issue in GUPnP. A remote attacker can trick a victim's browser into triggering actions against local UPnP services implemented using this library and gain access to sensitive information (e.g. data exfiltration) or tamper with data.
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Vulnerable software versionsgupnp: 1.0.0 - 1.2.4
External linkshttp://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gupnp/-/issues/24
http://discourse.gnome.org/t/security-relevant-releases-for-gupnp-issue-cve-2021-33516/6536
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.