libupnp: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in unique_service_name() by processing specially-crafted SSDP request (VU#922681)
Published Jan 31, 2013
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 32.63%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the unique_service_name function in ssdp/ssdp_server.c in the SSDP parser in the portable SDK for UPnP Devices (aka libupnp, formerly the Intel SDK for UPnP devices) before 1.6.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long UDN (aka upnp:rootdevice) field in a UDP packet.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.6.17
- 1.4.0
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.3
- 1.4.4
- 1.4.5
- 1.4.6
- 1.4.7
- 1.6.0
- 1.6.1
- 1.6.2
- 1.6.3
- 1.6.4
- 1.6.5
- 1.6.6
- 1.6.7
- 1.6.8
- 1.6.9
- 1.6.10
- 1.6.11
- 1.6.12
- 1.6.13
- 1.6.14
- 1.6.15
- 1.6.16
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect GUPnP, which is an independent implementation of the UPnP standard, entirely different from libupnp. libupnp, while affected, is not provided by any version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 32.63% (0.32627) | 98.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 32.63% (0.32627) | 98.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 55.99% (0.55993) | 97.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 46.36% (0.46359) | 96.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 55.99% (0.55993) | 97.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 46.36% (0.46359) | 97.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 55.99% (0.55993) | 97.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 46.36% (0.46359) | 97.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 55.99% (0.55993) | 97.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 39.88% (0.39883) | 97.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 93.28% (0.93278) | 99.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 94.51% (0.94512) | 99.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 19, 2023 | 94.60% (0.94601) | 98.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 19, 2023 | 95.10% (0.95097) | 99.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2023 | 95.60% (0.95599) | 98.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 95.63% (0.95627) | 98.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 61.49% (0.61490) | 98.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 61.49% (0.61490) | 98.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00013.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://pupnp.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20130129-upnp vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2614 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2615 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/922681 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:098 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57602 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5960 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883790 Issue Tracking
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2013/01/29/security-flaws-in-universal-plug-and-play-unplug-dont-play x_refsource_MISC
- https://community.rapid7.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/2150-1-16596/SecurityFlawsUPnP.pdf x_refsource_MISC
- https://community.rapid7.com/servlet/servlet.FileDownload?file=00P1400000cCaFb x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5960
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0037 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5960
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-10 x_refsource_MISC
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