CVE-2012-5959
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the unique_service_name function in ssdp/ssdp_server.c in the SSDP parser in the portable SDK for UPnP Devices (aka libupnp, formerly the Intel SDK for UPnP devices) before 1.6.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long UDN (aka uuid) field within a string that contains a :: (colon colon) in a UDP packet.
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Key data
EPSS
- Score
- 0.75796 (75.8% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.5%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
References
- 20130129 Portable SDK for UPnP Devices Contains Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities (tools.cisco.com)vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2013:098 (mandriva.com)vendor-advisory
- tsd.dlink.com.tw/temp/PMD/12960/DSR-150N_A2_Release_Notes_F…
- community.rapid7.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/2150-1-16…
- tsd.dlink.com.tw/temp/PMD/12879/DSR-500_500N_1000_1000N_A1_…
- DSA-2615 (debian.org)vendor-advisory
- tsd.dlink.com.tw/temp/PMD/12966/DSR-150_A1_A2_Release_Notes…
- tsd.dlink.com.tw/temp/PMD/13039/DSR-250_250N_A1_A2_Release_…
- DSA-2614 (debian.org)vendor-advisory
- 57602 (securityfocus.com)vdb-entry
- community.rapid7.com/servlet/servlet.FileDownload?file=00P1…
- pupnp.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog
- community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2013/01/29/secu…
- VU#922681 (kb.cert.org)third-party-advisory
- tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-10
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0255 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0037
Timeline
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- Record published
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