CVE-2016-8863

Heap-based buffer overflow in the create_url_list function in gena/gena_device.c in Portable UPnP SDK (aka libupnp) before 1.6.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a valid URI followed by an invalid one in the CALLBACK header of an SUBSCRIBE request.

• CWE-119

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92849
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-52
• https://sourceforge.net/p/pupnp/bugs/133/Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://sourceforge.net/p/pupnp/code/ci/master/tree/ChangeLogRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3736Third Party Advisory
• https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-10
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92849
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-52
• https://sourceforge.net/p/pupnp/bugs/133/Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://sourceforge.net/p/pupnp/code/ci/master/tree/ChangeLogRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3736Third Party Advisory
• https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-10

Published

Mar 7, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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