CVE-2016-6255

Public Exploit

Description

Portable UPnP SDK (aka libupnp) before 1.6.21 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files in the webroot via a POST request without a registered handler.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 56.73% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/5 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://twitter.com/mjg59/status/755062278513319936 third party advisory
https://github.com/mjg59/pupnp-code/commit/be0a01bdb83395d9f3a5ea09c1308a4f1a972cbd issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://sourceforge.net/p/pupnp/code/ci/master/tree/ChangeLog third party advisory release notes
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-52 vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40589/ exploit
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/18/13 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3736 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92050 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6255?
CVE-2016-6255 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6255?
To fix CVE-2016-6255, 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-2016-6255 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-6255 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~57% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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