CVE-2017-8798

Publication date 10 May 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8 · Critical

Score breakdown

Description

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
miniupnpc 17.04 zesty
Fixed 1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.17.04.1
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.16.10.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.3

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
miniupnpc

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8 · Critical
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

Other references