#VU10428 Memory corruption in MiniUPnP - CVE-2017-1000494

Vulnerability identifier: #VU10428

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000494

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
MiniUPnP
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Vendor: miniupnpd

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition no the target system.

The weakness exists due to uninitialized stack variable vulnerability in NameValueParserEndElt (upnpreplyparse.c). A remote attacker can trigger segmentation fault and memory corruption to cause the service to crash.

Mitigation
Update to version 2.0.

Vulnerable software versions

MiniUPnP: 1.2 - 1.9

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External links
https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/issues/268
https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/7aeb624b44f86d335841242ff427433190e7168a

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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.