USN-2280-1: MiniUPnPc vulnerability
16 July 2014
MiniUPnPc could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- miniupnpc - UPnP IGD client lightweight library client
Details
It was discovered that MiniUPnPc incorrectly handled certain buffer
lengths. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
applications using MiniUPnPc to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04
Ubuntu 13.10
Ubuntu 12.04
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all
the necessary changes.