UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8863

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8863
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8863.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8863
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Published
2017-03-07T16:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:55Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Heap-based buffer overflow in the createurllist 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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libupnp

Package

Name
libupnp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libupnp@1:1.6.17-1.2+deb7u2build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.6.17-1.2+deb7u2build0.14.04.1

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.6.17-1.2
1:1.6.17-1.2+deb7u1build0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.6.17-1.2+deb7u2build0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libupnp-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.6.17-1.2+deb7u2build0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libupnp6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.6.17-1.2+deb7u2build0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libupnp6-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libupnp4

Package

Name
libupnp4
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libupnp4@1.8.0~svn20100507-1.2+deb7u1build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.0~svn20100507-1.2+deb7u1build0.14.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.8.0~svn20100507-1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.0~svn20100507-1.2+deb7u1build0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libupnp4"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.0~svn20100507-1.2+deb7u1build0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libupnp4-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libupnp

Package

Name
libupnp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libupnp@1:1.6.19+git20160116-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.6.19+git20160116-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.6.19+git20141001-1
1:1.6.19+git20141001-1ubuntu1
1:1.6.19+git20160116-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.6.19+git20160116-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libupnp-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.6.19+git20160116-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libupnp6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.6.19+git20160116-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libupnp6-dev"
        }
    ]
}