Packages
- miniupnpc - UPnP IGD client lightweight library
Details
Aleksandar Nikolic discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in the
XML parser functionality of the MiniUPnP library. A remote attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (application crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user running
an application that uses the MiniUPnP library.
Aleksandar Nikolic discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in the
XML parser functionality of the MiniUPnP library. A remote attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (application crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user running
an application that uses the MiniUPnP library.
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to restart applications using the MiniUPnP library to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.04 vivid | libminiupnpc10 – 1.9.20140610-2ubuntu1.1 | ||
| 14.04 trusty | libminiupnpc8 – 1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.2 | ||
| 12.04 precise | libminiupnpc8 – 1.6-3ubuntu1.2 | ||
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