5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-3179
MiniSSDPd Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

The processRequest function in minissdpd.c in MiniSSDPd 1.2.20130907-3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (invalid free and daemon crash) via vectors related to error handling.

INFO

Published Date :

March 24, 2017, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:49 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-3179 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 Miniupnp_project minissdpd
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-2016-3179.

URL Resource
http://speirofr.appspot.com/files/advisory/SPADV-2016-02.md Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/16/13 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=816759 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/140ee8d2204b383279f854802b27bdb41c1d5d1a Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://speirofr.appspot.com/files/advisory/SPADV-2016-02.md Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/16/13 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=816759 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/140ee8d2204b383279f854802b27bdb41c1d5d1a Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-3179 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://speirofr.appspot.com/files/advisory/SPADV-2016-02.md
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/16/13
    Added Reference https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=816759
    Added Reference https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/140ee8d2204b383279f854802b27bdb41c1d5d1a
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 19, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-388
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:minisspd:1.2.20130907-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:minissdpd:1.2.20130907-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/140ee8d2204b383279f854802b27bdb41c1d5d1a No Types Assigned https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/140ee8d2204b383279f854802b27bdb41c1d5d1a Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://speirofr.appspot.com/files/advisory/SPADV-2016-02.md No Types Assigned http://speirofr.appspot.com/files/advisory/SPADV-2016-02.md Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=816759 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=816759 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/16/13 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/16/13 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-388
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:minisspd:1.2.20130907-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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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-2016-3179 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

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