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# CVE-2017-1000494

Publication date 3 January 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000494?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Uninitialized stack variable vulnerability in NameValueParserEndElt
(upnpreplyparse.c) in miniupnpd < 2.0 allows an attacker to cause Denial of
Service (Segmentation fault and Memory Corruption) or possibly have
unspecified other impact

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000494?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| miniupnpc | 19.04 disco | Fixed 1.9.20140610-4ubuntu2 |
| 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 1.9.20140610-4ubuntu2 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 1.9.20140610-4ubuntu2 |
| 17.10 artful | Fixed 1.9.20140610-4ubuntu1.1 |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.16.04.2 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.4 |
| miniupnpd | 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 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 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1.8.20140523-4.1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000494?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

bug mentions second issue, which is fixed by
https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/a0573e251817ec090a8c9f9f41b56d720c835a6c
doesn't seem to be a CVE number for the second issue
Another issue in https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/issues/267
fixed by https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/9fcc0a72f09e6e1aa46ddcc997d3dcae87d4b416
(miniupnpd only)
no cve number either

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| miniupnpc | * Upstream:   [7aeb624](https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/7aeb624b44f86d335841242ff427433190e7168a) |
| miniupnpd | * Upstream:   [7aeb624](https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/7aeb624b44f86d335841242ff427433190e7168a) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-1000494)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000494)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-1000494)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-1000494)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3562-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3562-1)
+ MiniUPnP vulnerabilities
+ 7 February 2018

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000494>