Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 31, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-5961
CVE-2012-5961
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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References
15- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/922681nvdPatchUS Government Resource
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/57602nvdExploit
- pupnp.sourceforge.net/ChangeLognvd
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20130129-upnpnvd
- tsd.dlink.com.tw/temp/PMD/12879/DSR-500_500N_1000_1000N_A1_Release_Notes_FW_v1.08B77_WW.pdfnvd
- tsd.dlink.com.tw/temp/PMD/12960/DSR-150N_A2_Release_Notes_FW_v1.05B64_WW.pdfnvd
- tsd.dlink.com.tw/temp/PMD/12966/DSR-150_A1_A2_Release_Notes_FW_v1.08B44_WW.pdfnvd
- tsd.dlink.com.tw/temp/PMD/13039/DSR-250_250N_A1_A2_Release_Notes_FW_v1.08B44_WW_RU.pdfnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2614nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2615nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2013/01/29/security-flaws-in-universal-plug-and-play-unplug-dont-playnvd
- community.rapid7.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/2150-1-16596/SecurityFlawsUPnP.pdfnvd
- community.rapid7.com/servlet/servlet.FileDownloadnvd
- wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0037nvd
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