CVE-2019-12111
A Denial Of Service vulnerability in MiniUPnP MiniUPnPd through 2.1 exists due to a NULL pointer...
A Denial Of Service vulnerability in MiniUPnP MiniUPnPd through 2.1 exists due to a NULL pointer dereference in copyIPv6IfDifferent in pcpserver.c.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
A Denial Of Service vulnerability in MiniUPnP MiniUPnPd through 2.1 exists due to a NULL pointer dereference in copyIPv6IfDifferent in pcpserver.c.
- Record
CVE-2019-12111- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A Denial Of Service vulnerability in MiniUPnP MiniUPnPd through 2.1 exists due to a NULL pointer dereference in copyIPv6IfDifferent in pcpserver.c.
- Record
CVE-2019-12111- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-3762 No score
A Denial Of Service vulnerability in MiniUPnP MiniUPnPd through 2.1 exists due to a NULL pointer dereference in copyIPv6IfDifferent in pcpserver.c.
- Record
EUVD-2019-3762- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c73r-f56x-5ph3 No score
A Denial Of Service vulnerability in MiniUPnP MiniUPnPd through 2.1 exists due to a NULL pointer...
A Denial Of Service vulnerability in MiniUPnP MiniUPnPd through 2.1 exists due to a NULL pointer dereference in copyIPv6IfDifferent in pcpserver.c.
- Record
GHSA-c73r-f56x-5ph3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
A Denial Of Service vulnerability in MiniUPnP MiniUPnPd through 2.1 exists due to a NULL pointer dereference in copyIPv6IfDifferent in pcpserver.c.
- Record
CVE-2019-12111- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-12111
7.5
A Denial Of Service vulnerability in MiniUPnP MiniUPnPd through 2.1 exists due to a NULL pointer dereference in copyIPv6IfDifferent in pcpserver.c.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-12111- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-12111
7.5
A Denial Of Service vulnerability in MiniUPnP MiniUPnPd through 2.1 exists due to a NULL pointer dereference in copyIPv6IfDifferent in pcpserver.c.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12111- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4542-1 No score
miniupnpd vulnerabilities
It was discovered that MiniUPnPd did not properly validate callback addresses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2019-12107)
It was discovered that MiniUPnPd incorrectly handled unpopulated user XML input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause MiniUPnPd to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-12108, CVE-2019-12109)
It was discovered that MiniUPnPd incorrectly handled an empty description when port mapping. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause MiniUPnPd to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-12110)
It was discovered that MiniUPnPd did not properly parse certain PCP requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause MiniUPnPd to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-12111)
- Record
USN-4542-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
miniupnpdDebian:12 |
before 2.1-6 | 2.1-6 |
miniupnpdDebian:13 |
before 2.1-6 | 2.1-6 |
miniupnpdDebian:14 |
before 2.1-6 | 2.1-6 |
miniupnpdDebian: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 |
miniupnpdUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 1.8.20140523-4.1+deb9u2build0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 1.8.20140523-41.8.20140523-4.1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1 |
1.8.20140523-4.1+deb9u2build0.16.04.1 |
miniupnpdUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.20140523-4.11.8.20140523-4.22.0.20171212-12.0.20171212-22.0.20171212-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
miniupnpdUbuntu:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 1.8.20140523-4.1+deb9u2build0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 1.8.20140523-41.8.20140523-4.1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1 |
1.8.20140523-4.1+deb9u2build0.16.04.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-12111 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Miniupnp Project Miniupnpd, published May 15, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.40%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in miniupnpd 2.1-6.
References
vdoo.com/blog/security-issues-discovered-in-miniupnp
github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/cb8a02af7a5677cf608e86d57ab04241cf34e24f
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00045.html
usn.ubuntu.com/4542-1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12111
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c73r-f56x-5ph3