CVE-2016-3179

Publication date 24 March 2017

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

The processRequest function in minissdpd.c in MiniSSDPd 1.2.20130907-3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (invalid free and daemon crash) via vectors related to error handling.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
minissdpd	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Ignored end of life
	17.04 zesty	Ignored end of life
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 1.2.20130907-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
	15.10 wily	Ignored end of life
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 1.1.20120121-1+deb7u1build0.14.04.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
minissdpd	Upstream: 140ee8d

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.5 · Medium
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H