NULL pointer dereference in miniupnpd - CVE-2013-1461

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NULL pointer dereference in miniupnpd - CVE-2013-1461

Published: January 31, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU43137
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1461
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: miniupnpd
Affected software:
miniupnpd

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a SOAPAction header that lacks a # (pound sign) character, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0230.


How to mitigate CVE-2013-1461

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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