CVE-2016-3179 Use after free in n/a
Local attackers can crash the MiniSSDPd daemon via an invalid free in error handling, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-3179?
CVE-2016-3179 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The processRequest function in minissdpd.c in MiniSSDPd 1.2.20130907-3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (invalid free and daemon crash) via vectors related to error handling.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3179?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Miniupnp Project Minissdpd.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3179?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2016-3179 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3179 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3179, GHSA-x8cv-hrxx-5gxg, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3179.