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High
CVE-2016-6255
Portable UPnP SDK (aka libupnp) before 1.6.21 allows remote attackers...
Vulnerability Description
Portable UPnP SDK (aka libupnp) before 1.6.21 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files in the webroot via a POST request without a registered handler.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/5
- https://twitter.com/mjg59/status/755062278513319936
- https://github.com/mjg59/pupnp-code/commit/be0a01bdb83395d9f3a5ea09c1308a4f1a972cbd
- https://sourceforge.net/p/pupnp/code/ci/master/tree/ChangeLog
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-52
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40589/
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/18/13
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3736
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92050
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Vulnerable Versions:
8.0, 0
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 7th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.