Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 24, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-3178
CVE-2016-3178
Description
The processRequest function in minissdpd.c in MiniSSDPd 1.2.20130907-3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and daemon crash) via vectors involving a negative length value.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:minissdpd:1.2.20130907-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:minissdpd:1.2.20130907-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = 1.2.20130907-3
- Range: <= 1.2.20130907-3
Patches
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References
4- speirofr.appspot.com/files/advisory/SPADV-2016-02.mdnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/16/13nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdIssue TrackingMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/b238cade9a173c6f751a34acf8ccff838a62aa47nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
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