VDB
CVE-2016-6255
CVE-2016-6255
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 40.91% · 97.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
40.91%
97.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | libupnp | 0, 1:1.6.17-1.2 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | libupnp | 1:1.6.19+git20141001-1, 1:1.6.19+git20141001-1ubuntu1, 0 |
Timeline
- Aug 1, 2013 PoC Published
- Oct 21, 2016 PoC Published
- Mar 7, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 17, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 24, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6255 third-party-advisory
- https://twitter.com/mjg59/status/755062278513319936 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/18/13 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6255 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4794-1 vendor-advisory