SB2017030724 - Improper access control in Debian Linux
Published: March 7, 2017 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017030724
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6255)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3736
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/18/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92050
- https://github.com/mjg59/pupnp-code/commit/be0a01bdb83395d9f3a5ea09c1308a4f1a972cbd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-52
- https://sourceforge.net/p/pupnp/code/ci/master/tree/ChangeLog
- https://twitter.com/mjg59/status/755062278513319936
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40589/
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-10