THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2012-5961
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2012-5961

Libupnp vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
36.9%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Libupnp Project
Affected product
Libupnp
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2013-01-31

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 36.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2012-5961

  • Confirm whether Libupnp Project Libupnp is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2012-5961.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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