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CVE-2016-6255 Details

Description

Portable UPnP SDK (aka libupnp) before 1.6.21 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files in the webroot via a POST request without a registered handler.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/mjg59/pupnp-code/commit/be0a01bdb83395d9f3a5ea09c1308a4f1a972cbd	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-52	CVE
https://sourceforge.net/p/pupnp/code/ci/master/tree/ChangeLog	CVE	Release NotesThird Party Advisory
https://twitter.com/mjg59/status/755062278513319936	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40589/	CVE
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-10	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3736	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/18/13	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/5	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92050	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/mjg59/pupnp-code/commit/be0a01bdb83395d9f3a5ea09c1308a4f1a972cbd	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-52	[email protected]
https://sourceforge.net/p/pupnp/code/ci/master/tree/ChangeLog	[email protected]	Release NotesThird Party Advisory
https://twitter.com/mjg59/status/755062278513319936	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40589/	[email protected]
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-10	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3736	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/18/13	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/5	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92050	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 20 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-284	Improper Access Control	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
debian debian linux	8.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
libupnp project libupnp	<= 1.6.20
CPE cpe:2.3:a:libupnp_project:libupnp:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 3, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 3, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 1, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 8, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]