CVE-2014-3985

Public Exploit

Description

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.67% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67152	third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00039.html	vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-41	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/3a87aa2f10bd7f1408e1849bdb59c41dd63a9fe9	third party advisory patch
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/201	mailing list third party advisory exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1085618	patch third party advisory issue tracking
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/496	mailing list third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3985?: CVE-2014-3985 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-3985?: To fix CVE-2014-3985, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-3985 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2014-3985 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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