portable SDK for UPnP 1.3.1 unique_service_name memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in portable SDK for UPnP 1.3.1. This affects the function unique_service_name. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-5961. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in portable SDK for UPnP 1.3.1. It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is the function unique_service_name. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the unique_service_name function in ssdp/ssdp_server.c in the SSDP parser in the portable SDK for UPnP Devices (aka libupnp, formerly the Intel SDK for UPnP devices) 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long UDN (aka device) field in a UDP packet.

The weakness was released 01/31/2013 with Rapid7 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-5961 since 11/21/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/29/2025).

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 64395 (Debian DSA-2614-1 : libupnp - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166164 (SUSE Security Update for libupnp (openSUSE-SU-2013:0255-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12801.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (81605), Exploit-DB (24455), Tenable (64395), SecurityFocus (BID 57602†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38275†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-63480, VDB-63479, VDB-63478 and VDB-63477. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 64395
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2614-1 : libupnp - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 892614
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2614-1 (libupnp - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Suricata ID: 2016326
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11/21/2012 🔍
01/29/2013 +69 days 🔍
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01/31/2013 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: DSA-2614
Organization: Rapid7
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5961 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5961
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63476

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X-Force: 81605
SecurityFocus: 57602 - libupnp Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 38275 - [cisco-sa-20130129-upnp] Portable SDK for UPnP Devices Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution (CVE-2012-5961), Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 06/29/2025 23:54
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (70), 04/24/2017 10:17 (9), 12/22/2021 00:12 (2), 12/22/2021 00:25 (1), 12/22/2021 00:33 (2), 08/12/2024 06:50 (15), 06/29/2025 23:54 (11)
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