CVE-2016-3178 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in MiniSSDPd versions 1.2.20130907-3 and earlier, specifically within the processRequest function in minissdpd.c. This flaw allows a local attacker to crash the daemon through an out-of-bounds memory access by providing a negative length value. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), it requires local access and low privileges, with the primary impact being high availability loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2.20130907-3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:minissdpd:1.2.20130907-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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