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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: USN-2280-2 Critical MiniUPnPc RCE Security Flaw

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MiniUPnPc could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2280-1
July 16, 2014

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

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

MiniUPnPc could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.

Software Description:
- 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 LTS:
  libminiupnpc8                   1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.1

Ubuntu 13.10:
  libminiupnpc8                   1.6-3ubuntu2.13.10.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libminiupnpc8                   1.6-3ubuntu1.1

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all
the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2280-1
  CVE-2014-3985

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/miniupnpc/1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/miniupnpc/1.6-3ubuntu2.13.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/miniupnpc/1.6-3ubuntu1.1




Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: USN-2280-2 Critical MiniUPnPc RCE Security Flaw

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Address the MiniUPnPc instability threat by implementing Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2280-1 updates across all impacted releases.
MiniUPnPc could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libminiupnpc8 1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.1 Ubuntu 13.10: libminiupnpc8 1.6-3ubuntu2.13.10.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libminiupnpc8 1.6-3ubuntu1.1 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2280-1

CVE-2014-3985

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July 16, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/miniupnpc/1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/miniupnpc/1.6-3ubuntu2.13.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/miniupnpc/1.6-3ubuntu1.1

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