VDB
GHSA-4cjm-5fqc-2f6p
GHSA-4cjm-5fqc-2f6p
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 17, 2022
Heap-based buffer overflow in the create_url_list function in gena/gena_device.c in Portable UPnP SDK (aka libupnp) before 1.6.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a valid URI followed by an invalid one in the CALLBACK header of an SUBSCRIBE request.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Timeline
- May 17, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory
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The same record, from the CLI:
vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-4cjm-5fqc-2f6p
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-4cjm-5fqc-2f6p
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"https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/GHSA-4cjm-5fqc-2f6p/fixes/registry"
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References
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-52 url
- https://sourceforge.net/p/pupnp/bugs/133 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8863 advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3736 url
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-10 url
- https://sourceforge.net/p/pupnp/code/ci/master/tree/ChangeLog url
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92849 url