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GLSA-201701-52 : libupnp: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 96687

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201701-52 (libupnp: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libupnp. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attack could arbitrarily write files to a users file system, cause a Denial of Service condition, or execute arbitrary code.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All libupnp users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-libs/libupnp-1.6.21'

See Also

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

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 96687

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201701-52.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Published: 1/23/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libupnp, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/23/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-6255, CVE-2016-8863

GLSA: 201701-52

TRA: TRA-2017-10