=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3298-1
May 24, 2017

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

- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

MiniUPnP could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially
crafted network traffic.

Software Description:
- miniupnpc: UPnP IGD client lightweight library

Details:

It was discovered that MiniUPnP incorrectly handled memory. A remote
attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly
execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user running an application
that uses the MiniUPnP library.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.10:
  libminiupnpc10                  1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.16.10.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libminiupnpc10                  1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.16.04.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libminiupnpc8                   1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.3

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3298-1
  CVE-2017-8798

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/miniupnpc/1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.16.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/miniupnpc/1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.16.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/miniupnpc/1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.3