CVE-2016-6255
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-6255 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-03-07 16:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC |
| Description | Portable UPnP SDK (aka libupnp) before 1.6.21 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files in the webroot via a POST request without a registered handler. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Problem Types: CWE-284 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
HighAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Libupnp Project | Libupnp | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portable UPnP SDK / Code / [0497e6] /ChangeLog | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sourceforge.net | Release Notes, Third Party Advisory |
| MiCasaVerde VeraLite - Remote Code Execution - Hardware remote Exploit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.exploit-db.com | |
| Matthew Garrett on Twitter: "Reported this to upstream 8 months ago without response, so: libupnp's default behaviour allows anyone to write to your filesystem" | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | twitter.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3736-1 libupnp | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| [R1] Debian MediaTomb (fork) Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities - Research Advisory | Tenable® | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.tenable.com | |
| libupnp: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-52) — Gentoo security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| Don't allow unhandled POSTs to write to the filesystem by default · mjg59/pupnp-code@be0a01b · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - libupnp write files via POST | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| libupnp CVE-2016-6255 Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| oss-security - Re: libupnp write files via POST | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710545 Gentoo Linux libupnp Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-52)