CVE-2017-1000494

Public Exploit

Description

Uninitialized stack variable vulnerability in NameValueParserEndElt (upnpreplyparse.c) in miniupnpd < 2.0 allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault and Memory Corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.17%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/7aeb624b44f86d335841242ff427433190e7168a patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3562-1/ vendor advisory
https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/issues/268 issue tracking exploit third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00045.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-1000494?
CVE-2017-1000494 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-1000494?
To fix CVE-2017-1000494, 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-2017-1000494 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-1000494 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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