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CVE-2016-3179

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3179 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting MiniSSDPd versions 1.2.20130907-3 and earlier, specifically within the processRequest function. It allows a local attacker to crash the daemon through improper error handling, leading to an invalid free operation. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability requires local access and has a high impact on availability, but no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.2.20130907-3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:minissdpd:1.2.20130907-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
23.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0032 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 15,938 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/140ee8d2204b383279f854802b27bdb41c1d5d1a
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
speirofr.appspot.com / files/advisory/SPADV-2016-02.md
PatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/03/16/13
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory