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 :

April 19, 2021, 3:06 p.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

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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 [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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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