USN-3298-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3298-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3298-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3298-1
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Published
2017-05-24T11:37:13.252830Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:24Z
Summary
miniupnpc vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that MiniUPnP incorrectly handled memory. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user running an application that uses the MiniUPnP library.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / miniupnpc

Package

Name
miniupnpc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/miniupnpc@1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.3

Affected versions

1.*

1.6-3ubuntu2
1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.1
1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libminiupnpc-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libminiupnpc8",
            "binary_version": "1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "miniupnpc",
            "binary_version": "1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-8798",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / miniupnpc

Package

Name
miniupnpc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/miniupnpc@1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.16.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.9.20140610-2ubuntu1
1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libminiupnpc-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libminiupnpc10",
            "binary_version": "1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "miniupnpc",
            "binary_version": "1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-miniupnpc",
            "binary_version": "1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.16.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-8798",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}