UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6255

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6255
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6255.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6255
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Published
2017-03-07T16:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:49Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - high
Summary
[none]
Details

Portable UPnP SDK (aka libupnp) before 1.6.21 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files in the webroot via a POST request without a registered handler.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libupnp

Package

Name
libupnp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libupnp@1:1.6.17-1.2+deb7u1build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.6.17-1.2+deb7u1build0.14.04.1

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.6.17-1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libupnp-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:1.6.17-1.2+deb7u1build0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libupnp6",
            "binary_version": "1:1.6.17-1.2+deb7u1build0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libupnp6-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:1.6.17-1.2+deb7u1build0.14.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libupnp

Package

Name
libupnp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libupnp@1:1.6.19+git20160116-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.6.19+git20160116-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.6.19+git20141001-1
1:1.6.19+git20141001-1ubuntu1
1:1.6.19+git20160116-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libupnp-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:1.6.19+git20160116-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libupnp6",
            "binary_version": "1:1.6.19+git20160116-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libupnp6-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:1.6.19+git20160116-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}