6.8
MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2015-6031
MiniUPnPc Buffer Overflow Denial of Service and Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

Buffer overflow in the IGDstartelt function in igd_desc_parse.c in the MiniUPnP client (aka MiniUPnPc) before 1.9.20150917 allows remote UPNP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "oversized" XML element name.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 2, 2015, 7:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-6031 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opensuse leap
2 Opensuse opensuse
1 Miniupnp_project miniupnp
2 Miniupnp_project miniupnpc
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
: Total Affected Vendor : 4 | Products : 6
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Follow the instructions below to mitigate the CVE-2015-6031 vulnerability.
Update the affected libminiupnpc-dev, libminiupnpc8 and / or miniupnpc packages.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-6031.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00122.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2015-0035/ Exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3379 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77306 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2780-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2780-2 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/blob/master/miniupnpc/Changelog.txt Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/79cca974a4c2ab1199786732a67ff6d898051b78 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-08 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00122.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2015-0035/ Exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3379 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77306 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2780-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2780-2 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/blob/master/miniupnpc/Changelog.txt Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/79cca974a4c2ab1199786732a67ff6d898051b78 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-08 Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-6031 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-6031 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-6031 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00122.html
    Added Reference http://talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2015-0035/
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3379
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77306
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2780-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2780-2
    Added Reference https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/blob/master/miniupnpc/Changelog.txt
    Added Reference https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/79cca974a4c2ab1199786732a67ff6d898051b78
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-08
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 18, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00122.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00122.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3379 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3379 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77306 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77306 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2780-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2780-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2780-2 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2780-2 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/blob/master/miniupnpc/Changelog.txt No Types Assigned https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/blob/master/miniupnpc/Changelog.txt Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/79cca974a4c2ab1199786732a67ff6d898051b78 No Types Assigned https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/79cca974a4c2ab1199786732a67ff6d898051b78 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-08 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-08 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.9.2015828 OR *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.9 *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpc:1.9:2014-02-03:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpc:1.9:2014-02-05:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpc:1.9:2014-05-15:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpc:1.9:2014-06-10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpc:1.9:2014-07-01:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpc:1.9:2014-09-06:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpc:1.9:2014-09-11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpc:1.9:2014-11-05:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpc:1.9:2014-11-13:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpc:1.9:2014-11-17:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpc:1.9:2015-04-27:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpc:1.9:2015-04-30:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpc:1.9:2015-05-22:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpc:1.9:2015-06-16:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpc:1.9:2015-07-15:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpc:1.9:2015-07-22:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpc:1.9:2015-07-23:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpc:1.9:2015-08-16:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpc:1.9:2015-08-27:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpc:1.9:2015-08-28:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpc:1.9:2015-09-15:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 17, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.9.2015828 OR *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.9.2015828
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-08 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00122.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77306 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnp:1.9.2015828:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2015-0035/ No Types Assigned http://talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2015-0035/ Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 03, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

3.38 }} -0.34%

score

0.86901

percentile