<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> <glsa id="201801-08"> <title>MiniUPnPc: Arbitrary code execution</title> <synopsis>A vulnerability in MiniUPnPc might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. </synopsis> <product type="ebuild">MiniUPnP</product> <announced>2018-01-07</announced> <revised count="1">2018-01-07</revised> <bug>562684</bug> <access>remote</access> <affected> <package name="net-libs/miniupnpc" auto="yes" arch="*"> <unaffected range="ge">2.0.20170509</unaffected> <vulnerable range="lt">2.0.20170509</vulnerable> </package> </affected> <background> <p>The client library, enabling applications to access the services provided by an UPnP “Internet Gateway Device” present on the network. </p> </background> <description> <p>An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the XML parser functionality of the MiniUPnP library. </p> </description> <impact type="normal"> <p>A remote attacker, by enticing a user to connect to a malicious server, could cause the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running a MiniUPnPc linked application. </p> </impact> <workaround> <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> </workaround> <resolution> <p>All MiniUPnPc users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> <code> # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/miniupnpc-2.0.20170509" </code> </resolution> <references> <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-6031"> CVE-2015-6031 </uri> </references> <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2018-01-05T06:06:14Z">jmbailey</metadata> <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2018-01-07T23:51:08Z">jmbailey</metadata> </glsa>