CVE catalog
CVE-2016-6255
libupnp - security update
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 27.02% · Oct 25, 2026
Matthew Garrett discovered that libupnp mishandled POST requests by default. An attacker could use this vulnerability to write files to arbitrary locations in the victim's filesystem, possibly as root. (CVE-2016-6255) It was discovered that libupnp mishandled certain input. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-8863)
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | libupnp | pro | 1:1.6.19+git20141001-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libupnp | pro | 1:1.6.19+git20141001-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libupnp | pro | 1:1.6.19+git20160116-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libupnp | pro | 1:1.6.19+git20160116-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libupnp | 14.04 | 1:1.6.17-1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libupnp | 14.04 | 1:1.6.17-1.2+deb7u1build0.14.04.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libupnp | pro | 1:1.6.19+git20141001-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libupnp | pro | 1:1.6.19+git20141001-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libupnp | pro | 1:1.6.19+git20160116-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libupnp | pro | 1:1.6.19+git20160116-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | fixed |
| Debian | libupnp | 7 | 1:1.6.17-1.2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | libupnp | 7 | 1:1.6.17-1.2+deb7u1 | fixed |
| Debian | libupnp | 8 | 1:1.6.19+git20141001-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | libupnp | 8 | 1:1.6.19+git20141001-1+deb8u1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | libupnp | deb | pro | 1:1.6.19+git20160116-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Not reported | USN-4794-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libupnp | deb | 14.04 | 1:1.6.17-1.2+deb7u1build0.14.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6255 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libupnp | deb | pro | 1:1.6.19+git20160116-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6255 | Not reported |
| Debian | libupnp | deb | 7 | 1:1.6.17-1.2+deb7u1 | Not reported | DLA-597-1 | Not reported |
| Debian | libupnp | deb | 8 | 1:1.6.19+git20141001-1+deb8u1 | Not reported | DSA-3736-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_11006-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-597-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3736-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6255]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-4794-1]
[FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]