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CVE-2012-5960
Stack-based buffer overflow in the unique_service_name function in ssdp/ssdp_server.c in the SSDP parser in the portable SDK for UPnP…
High10.0EPSS 32.6%
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Description
Stack-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) before 1.6.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long UDN (aka upnp:rootdevice) field in a UDP packet.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 32.6% · top 1.7% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (13)
- 20130129 Portable SDK for UPnP Devices Contains Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOx_transferred
- MDVSA-2013:098 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- https://community.rapid7.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/2150-1-16596/SecurityFlawsUPnP.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- DSA-2615 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- DSA-2614 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 57602 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://community.rapid7.com/servlet/servlet.FileDownload?file=00P1400000cCaFb (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://pupnp.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2013/01/29/security-flaws-in-universal-plug-and-play-unplug-dont-play (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- VU#922681 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-10 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0255 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0037 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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