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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201801-08

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 Severity: Normal

    Title: MiniUPnPc: Arbitrary code execution

     Date: January 07, 2018

     Bugs: #562684

       ID: 201801-08



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Synopsis

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A vulnerability in MiniUPnPc might allow remote attackers to execute

arbitrary code.



Background

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The client library, enabling applications to access the services

provided by an UPnP "Internet Gateway Device" present on the network.



Affected packages

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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected

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  1  net-libs/miniupnpc        < 2.0.20170509         >= 2.0.20170509 



Description

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An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the XML parser

functionality of the MiniUPnP library.



Impact

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A remote attacker, by enticing a user to connect to a malicious server,

could cause the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the

user running a MiniUPnPc linked application.



Workaround

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There is no known workaround at this time.



Resolution

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All MiniUPnPc users should upgrade to the latest version:



  # emerge --sync

  # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=net-libs/miniupnpc-2.0.20170509"



References

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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-6031

      https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-6031



Availability

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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at

the Gentoo Security Website:



 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-08



Concerns?

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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the

confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost

importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to

security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at

https://bugs.gentoo.org.



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