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CVE-2017-1000494

Uninitialized stack variable vulnerability in NameValueParserEndElt (upnpreplyparse.c) in...

7.8 HighFix available

Uninitialized stack variable vulnerability in NameValueParserEndElt (upnpreplyparse.c) in miniupnpd < 2.0 allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault and Memory Corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.47%Down 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Uninitialized stack variable vulnerability in NameValueParserEndElt (upnpreplyparse.c) in miniupnpd < 2.0 allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault and Memory Corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact

Record
CVE-2017-1000494
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Uninitialized stack variable vulnerability in NameValueParserEndElt (upnpreplyparse.c) in miniupnpd < 2.0 allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault and Memory Corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact

Record
CVE-2017-1000494
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-1607 No score

Uninitialized stack variable vulnerability in NameValueParserEndElt (upnpreplyparse.c) in miniupnpd < 2.0 allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault and Memory Corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact

Record
EUVD-2017-1607
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cmwg-g372-6738 7.8

Uninitialized stack variable vulnerability in NameValueParserEndElt (upnpreplyparse.c) in...

Uninitialized stack variable vulnerability in NameValueParserEndElt (upnpreplyparse.c) in miniupnpd < 2.0 allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault and Memory Corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact

Record
GHSA-cmwg-g372-6738
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

Uninitialized stack variable vulnerability in NameValueParserEndElt (upnpreplyparse.c) in miniupnpd < 2.0 allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault and Memory Corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact

Record
CVE-2017-1000494
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000494 7.8

Uninitialized stack variable vulnerability in NameValueParserEndElt (upnpreplyparse.c) in miniupnpd < 2.0 allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault and Memory Corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000494
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000494 7.8

Uninitialized stack variable vulnerability in NameValueParserEndElt (upnpreplyparse.c) in miniupnpd < 2.0 allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault and Memory Corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000494
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2018-0250 No score

Updated miniupnpc packages fix security vulnerability

It was discovered that miniupnpc contained a heap buffer overflow in parseelt (minixml.c - no CVE assigned).

It was discovered that miniupnpc also contained a memory corruption (invalid read, SIGSEGV) in NameValueParserEndElt (upnpreplyparse.c) while handling two consecutive malformed SOAP requests (CVE-2017-1000494).

Record
MGASA-2018-0250
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11052-1 No score

libminiupnpc-devel-2.2.2-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libminiupnpc-devel-2.2.2-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11052-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3562-1 No score

miniupnpc vulnerabilities

It was discovered that MiniUPnP incorrectly handled memory. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user running an application that uses the MiniUPnP library.

Record
USN-3562-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
miniupnpc
Debian:12
 before 2.0.20171212-3
2.0.20171212-3
miniupnpc
Debian:13
 before 2.0.20171212-3
2.0.20171212-3
miniupnpc
Debian:14
 before 2.0.20171212-3
2.0.20171212-3
miniupnpd
Debian:12
 before 2.0.20171212-1
2.0.20171212-1
miniupnpd
Debian:13
 before 2.0.20171212-1
2.0.20171212-1
miniupnpd
Debian:14
 before 2.0.20171212-1
2.0.20171212-1
miniupnpd
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 1.8.20140523-4+deb8u1, plus listed versions
1.8.20140523-4
1.8.20140523-4+deb8u1
miniupnpc
Mageia:6
 before 2.0.20170509-1.1.mga6
2.0.20170509-1.1.mga6
miniupnpc
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.4, plus listed versions
1.6-3ubuntu21.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.11.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.21.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.3
1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.4
miniupnpc
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.16.04.2, plus listed versions
1.9.20140610-2ubuntu11.9.20140610-2ubuntu21.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.16.04.1
1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.16.04.2
miniupnpd
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 1.8.20140523-4.1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1, plus listed versions
1.8.20140523-4
1.8.20140523-4.1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1
miniupnpc
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 before 1.9.20140610-4ubuntu2, plus listed versions
1.9.20140610-4ubuntu1
1.9.20140610-4ubuntu2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-1000494 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Miniupnp Project Miniupnpd, published January 3, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. Fixed in miniupnpc 2.0.20171212-3.

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