USN-4542-1: MiniUPnPd vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Packages

• miniupnpd - UPnP and NAT-PMP daemon for gateway routers

Details

It was discovered that MiniUPnPd did not properly validate callback
addresses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to expose
sensitive information. (CVE-2019-12107)

It was discovered that MiniUPnPd incorrectly handled unpopulated user XML
input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause MiniUPnPd to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-12108, CVE-2019-12109)

It was discovered that MiniUPnPd incorrectly handled an empty description
when port mapping. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
MiniUPnPd to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-12110)

It was discovered that MiniUPnPd did not properly parse certain PCP
requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause MiniUPnPd to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-12111)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04

• miniupnpd - 1.8.20140523-4.1+deb9u2build0.16.04.1

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

References

• CVE-2019-12107
• CVE-2019-12108
• CVE-2019-12109
• CVE-2019-12110
• CVE-2019-12111