CVE-2012-5961

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-5961
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-01-31 21:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in the unique_service_name function in ssdp/ssdp_server.c in the SSDP parser in the portable SDK for UPnP Devices (aka libupnp, formerly the Intel SDK for UPnP devices) 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long UDN (aka device) field in a UDP packet.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libupnp Project Libupnp 1.3.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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tsd.dlink.com.tw/temp/PMD/12879/DSR-500_500N_1000_1000N_A1_Release_Notes_FW_v1... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tsd.dlink.com.tw
Cisco Security Advisory: Portable SDK for UPnP Devices Contains Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com
tsd.dlink.com.tw/temp/PMD/12966/DSR-150_A1_A2_Release_Notes_FW_v1.08B44_WW.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tsd.dlink.com.tw
community.rapid7.com/servlet/servlet.FileDownload af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 community.rapid7.com
Vulnerability Note VU#922681 - Portable SDK for UPnP Devices (libupnp) contains multiple buffer overflows in SSDP af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Patch, US Government Resource
pupnp.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 pupnp.sourceforge.net
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2615-1 libupnp4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
tsd.dlink.com.tw/temp/PMD/13039/DSR-250_250N_A1_A2_Release_Notes_FW_v1.08B44_W... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tsd.dlink.com.tw
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2614-1 libupnp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
community.rapid7.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/2150-1-16596/SecurityFlawsUPnP.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 community.rapid7.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:098 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
tsd.dlink.com.tw/temp/PMD/12960/DSR-150N_A2_Release_Notes_FW_v1.05B64_WW.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tsd.dlink.com.tw
libupnp Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
Information Security: Security Flaws in Univers... | SecurityStreet af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 community.rapid7.com
Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0037 - Mageia wiki af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.mageia.org
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