CVE-2013-1461 Null dereference in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the MiniUPnPd service by sending a malformed SOAPAction header, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-1461?

CVE-2013-1461 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jan 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The ExecuteSoapAction function in the SOAPAction handler in the HTTP service in MiniUPnP MiniUPnPd 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and service crash) via a SOAPAction header that lacks a # (pound sign) character, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0230.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1461?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Miniupnp Project Miniupnpd.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1461?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1461 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2013-1461 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1461 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fp8r-qhv9-2hqm.

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