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CVE-2016-8863
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…
Critical9.8EPSS 8.6%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.6% · top 4.9% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (6)
- https://sourceforge.net/p/pupnp/bugs/133/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://sourceforge.net/p/pupnp/code/ci/master/tree/ChangeLog (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201701-52 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- DSA-3736 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-10 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 92849 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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