#VU43135 Out-of-bounds read in miniupnpd - CVE-2013-0229
Published: January 31, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43135
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0229
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
miniupnpd
miniupnpd
Software vendor:
miniupnpd
miniupnpd
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in The ProcessSSDPRequest function in minissdp.c in the SSDP handler in MiniUPnP MiniUPnPd before 1.4. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (service crash) via a crafted request that triggers a buffer over-read.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.