CVE-2016-8863

N/A
Published: March 7, 2017 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:55 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxLibupnp

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 9%

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the create_url_list function in gena/gena_device.c in Portable UPnP SDK (aka libupnp) before 1.6.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a valid URI followed by an invalid one in the CALLBACK header of an SUBSCRIBE request.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (6)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-52
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/pupnp/bugs/133/
x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/pupnp/code/ci/master/tree/ChangeLog
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3736

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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