Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-8798 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Miniupnp Project Miniupnpd

047910
CVSS 9.8 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
miniupnp-project
CWE-119
critical
nessus
exploit available

Summary

Integer signedness error in MiniUPnP MiniUPnPc v1.4.20101221 through v2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Exploit-Db

descriptionMiniUPnP MiniUPnPc < 2.0 - Remote Denial of Service. CVE-2017-8798. Dos exploit for Multiple platform
idEDB-ID:43501
last seen2018-01-24
modified2017-05-11
published2017-05-11
reporterExploit-DB
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/43501/
titleMiniUPnP MiniUPnPc < 2.0 - Remote Denial of Service

Nessus

  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-3298-1.NASL
    descriptionIt 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. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id100414
    published2017-05-25
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2017-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/100414
    titleUbuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 16.10 : miniupnpc vulnerability (USN-3298-1)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3298-1. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See 
    # <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered 
    # trademark of Canonical, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(100414);
      script_version("3.8");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/09/18 12:31:47");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2017-8798");
      script_xref(name:"USN", value:"3298-1");
    
      script_name(english:"Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 16.10 : miniupnpc vulnerability (USN-3298-1)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for updated packages.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related
    patches."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "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.
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3298-1/"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected libminiupnpc10 and / or libminiupnpc8 packages."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libminiupnpc10");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libminiupnpc8");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.10");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/05/11");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/05/24");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/05/25");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2017-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("ubuntu.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    
    if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/Ubuntu/release");
    if ( isnull(release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu");
    release = chomp(release);
    if (! preg(pattern:"^(14\.04|16\.04|16\.10)$", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu 14.04 / 16.04 / 16.10", "Ubuntu " + release);
    if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l") ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Ubuntu", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"14.04", pkgname:"libminiupnpc8", pkgver:"1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.3")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"libminiupnpc10", pkgver:"1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.16.04.1")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.10", pkgname:"libminiupnpc10", pkgver:"1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.16.10.1")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      security_report_v4(
        port       : 0,
        severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
        extra      : ubuntu_report_get()
      );
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "libminiupnpc10 / libminiupnpc8");
    }
    
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-949.NASL
    descriptionIt was discovered that there was a integer signedness error in the miniupnpc UPnP client that could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service attack. For Debian 7
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2017-05-23
    plugin id100330
    published2017-05-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/100330
    titleDebian DLA-949-1 : miniupnpc security update
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-3298-2.NASL
    descriptionUSN-3298-1 fixed a vulnerability in MiniUPnP. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 17.04. 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. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id100415
    published2017-05-25
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2017-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/100415
    titleUbuntu 17.04 : miniupnpc vulnerability (USN-3298-2)
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-2197.NASL
    descriptionIt was discovered that there was a integer signedness error in the miniupnpc UPnP client that could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service attack. For Debian 8
    last seen2020-05-08
    modified2020-05-01
    plugin id136206
    published2020-05-01
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/136206
    titleDebian DLA-2197-1 : miniupnpc security update
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2017-638.NASL
    descriptionThis update for miniupnpc fixes the following issues : - CVE-2017-8798: Integer signedness error in miniupnpc allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service condition via specially crafted HTTP response (boo#1038601)
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2017-06-01
    plugin id100566
    published2017-06-01
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/100566
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : miniupnpc (openSUSE-2017-638)
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_DA1D5D2E3ECA11E788610018FE623F2B.NASL
    descriptionTintinweb reports : An integer signedness error was found in miniupnp
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id100340
    published2017-05-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/100340
    titleFreeBSD : miniupnpc -- integer signedness error (da1d5d2e-3eca-11e7-8861-0018fe623f2b)

Packetstorm

data sourcehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/142491/miniupnp-signedness.txt
idPACKETSTORM:142491
last seen2017-05-13
published2017-05-12
reporteroststrom
sourcehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142491/miniupnpc-2.0.20170421-Denial-Of-Service.html
titleminiupnpc 2.0.20170421 Denial Of Service