FKIE_CVE-2016-8863
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-03-07 16:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:55
Severity
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| libupnp_project | libupnp | * | |
| debian | debian_linux | 8.0 |
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