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CVE-2016-8863

Heap-based buffer overflow in the create_url_list function in gena/gen ...

Published Modified CWE 119
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.

Severity by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD. Rated lower by Ubuntu (medium).

Description

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.

Affected packages and fixed versions

SourcePackageFixed in
debian 7libupnp, libupnp41:1.6.17-1.2+deb7u2 and 1 more
debian 8libupnp1:1.6.19+git20141001-1+deb8u1
ubuntu 14.04libupnp, libupnp41:1.6.17-1.2+deb7u2build0.14.04.1 and 1 more
ubuntu 16.04-ESMlibupnp1:1.6.19+git20160116-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Show all 6 entries from 4 sources
SourcePackageFixed in
debian 7libupnp1:1.6.17-1.2+deb7u2
debian 7libupnp41.8.0~svn20100507-1.2+deb7u1
debian 8libupnp1:1.6.19+git20141001-1+deb8u1
ubuntu 14.04libupnp1:1.6.17-1.2+deb7u2build0.14.04.1
ubuntu 14.04libupnp41.8.0~svn20100507-1.2+deb7u1build0.14.04.1
ubuntu 16.04-ESMlibupnp1:1.6.19+git20160116-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

References

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