CVE-2016-6255

7.5 HIGH

Published: March 07, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3736

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/18/13

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/5

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92050

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://github.com/mjg59/pupnp-code/commit/be0a01bdb83395d9f3a5ea09c1308a4f1a972cbd

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-52

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://sourceforge.net/p/pupnp/code/ci/master/tree/ChangeLog

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release Notes Third Party Advisory

https://twitter.com/mjg59/status/755062278513319936

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40589/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-10

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3736