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high 7.8

CVE-2017-1000494 json

Uninitialized stack variable vulnerability in NameValueParserEndElt (upnpreplyparse.c) in miniupnpd < 2.0 allows an attacker to cause Denia…

published 2018-01-03 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-1607

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Uninitialized stack variable vulnerability in NameValueParserEndElt (upnpreplyparse.c) in miniupnpd < 2.0 allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault and Memory Corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact

Patch / fix

  • miniupnp_project miniupnpd 2.0
  • miniupnpc Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.0.20171212-3
  • miniupnpd Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.0.20171212-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000494

  • miniupnpc Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.4
  • miniupnpc Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.16.04.2
  • miniupnpc Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1.9.20140610-4ubuntu2
  • miniupnpd Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1.8.20140523-4.1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000494

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-1000494 updated cvss 9.8

miniupnpc: Multiple vulnerabilities can allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or potentially execute code

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/issues/268 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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