#VU41338 Buffer overflow in Opensuse - CVE-2014-3985

Vulnerability identifier: #VU41338

Vulnerability risk: Medium

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:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3985

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Opensuse
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: SUSE

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The getHTTPResponse function in miniwget.c in MiniUPnP 1.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted headers that trigger an out-of-bounds read.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 13.1 - 13.2

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External links
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00039.html
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/201
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/496
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67152
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1085618
https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/3a87aa2f10bd7f1408e1849bdb59c41dd63a9fe9
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-41

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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.