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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.106155
Category:Web application abuses
Title:libupnp Unhandled POST Write Vulnerability
Summary:libupnp is prone to a unhandled POST write vulnerability
Description:Summary:
libupnp is prone to a unhandled POST write vulnerability

Vulnerability Insight:
If there's no registered handler for a POST request, the default
behaviour is to write it to the filesystem. Therefore it is possible to write arbitrary files to it.

Vulnerability Impact:
An unauthenticated attacker may write arbitrary files to the filesystem.

Solution:
Upgrade to version 1.6.21 or later.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-6255
BugTraq ID: 92050
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92050
Debian Security Information: DSA-3736 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3736
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40589/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-52
https://github.com/mjg59/pupnp-code/commit/be0a01bdb83395d9f3a5ea09c1308a4f1a972cbd
https://twitter.com/mjg59/status/755062278513319936
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/18/13
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/5
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG

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