FreeBSD : miniupnpc -- buffer overflow (06fefd2f-728f-11e5-a371-14dae9d210b8)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 86385

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Talos reports :

An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the XML parser functionality of the MiniUPnP library. A specially crafted XML response can lead to a buffer overflow on the stack resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can set up a server on the local network to trigger this vulnerability.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2015-0035/

http://www.nessus.org/u?dc9494a8

http://www.nessus.org/u?eff73168

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 86385

File Name: freebsd_pkg_06fefd2f728f11e5a37114dae9d210b8.nasl

Version: 2.6

Type: local

Published: 10/15/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:miniupnpc, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 10/14/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/15/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-6031