[USN-3298-2] MiniUPnP vulnerability

[Marc Deslauriers]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3298-2
May 24, 2017

miniupnpc vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 17.04

Summary:

MiniUPnP could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially
crafted network traffic.

Software Description:
- miniupnpc: UPnP IGD client lightweight library

Details:

USN-3298-1 fixed a vulnerability in MiniUPnP. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 17.04.

Original advisory 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.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 17.04:
  libminiupnpc10                  1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.17.04.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3298-2
  https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3298-1
  CVE-2017-8798

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/miniupnpc/1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.17.04.1


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