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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.703736
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-3736-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libupnp' package(s) announced via the DSA-3736-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libupnp' package(s) announced via the DSA-3736-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Two vulnerabilities were discovered in libupnp, a portable SDK for UPnP devices.

CVE-2016-6255

Matthew Garret discovered that libupnp by default allows any user to write to the filesystem of the host running a libupnp-based server application.

CVE-2016-8863

Scott Tenaglia discovered a heap buffer overflow vulnerability, that can lead to denial of service or remote code execution.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 1:1.6.19+git20141001-1+deb8u1.

For the testing (stretch) and unstable (sid) distributions, these problems have been fixed in version 1:1.6.19+git20160116-1.2.

We recommend that you upgrade your libupnp packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'libupnp' package(s) on Debian 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

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
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-8863
BugTraq ID: 92849
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92849
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3736
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG

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