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CVE-2012-5961

Published: Jan 31, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
10.0CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
36.9%
Top 1.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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) 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long UDN (aka device) field in a UDP packet.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

libupnp project
oss-projectaka libupnp
libupnpLibrary
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20130129-upnp
tools.cisco.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:098
mandriva.com
http://tsd.dlink.com.tw/temp/PMD/12960/DSR-150N_A2_Release_Notes_FW_v1.05B64_WW.pdf
tsd.dlink.com.tw
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