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Ubuntu 17.04 USN-3298-2 Critical: MiniUPnP Denial of Service

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
MiniUPnP could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3298-2
May 24, 2017

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

- Ubuntu 17.04

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:

USN-3298-1 fixed a vulnerability in MiniUPnP. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 17.04.

Original advisory 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 17.04:
  libminiupnpc10                  1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.17.04.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3298-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3298-1
  CVE-2017-8798

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/miniupnpc/1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.17.04.1


Ubuntu 17.04 USN-3298-2 Critical: MiniUPnP Denial of Service

ubuntu
Calendar Grey May 24, 2017
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The MiniUPnP package shows susceptibility in Ubuntu 17.04, which may permit denial of service or enable execution of arbitrary code through specially crafted packets.
MiniUPnP could be made to crash or run programs 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 17.04: libminiupnpc10 1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.17.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3298-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3298-1

CVE-2017-8798

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May 24, 2017

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/miniupnpc/1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.17.04.1

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