CVE-2012-5959

Stack-based buffer overflow in the unique_service_name function in ssdp/ssdp_server.c in the SSDP...

10.0 HighPublic exploitFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

75.8%Up 12.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2012-5959
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-5959
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-5833 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-5833
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9qqc-r4wr-ffcc No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the unique_service_name function in ssdp/ssdp_server.c in the SSDP...

Record: GHSA-9qqc-r4wr-ffcc
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10300-1 No score

libupnp-devel-1.6.19-1.8 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libupnp-devel-1.6.19-1.8 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10300-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

portable sdk for upnp project sdk for upnp

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libupnp` Debian:6.0	before 1:1.6.6-5+squeeze1, plus listed versions 1:1.6.6-5	1:1.6.6-5+squeeze1
`libupnp4` Debian:6.0	before 1.8.0~svn20100507-1+squeeze1, plus listed versions 1.8.0~svn20100507-1	1.8.0~svn20100507-1+squeeze1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Portable UPnP SDK - 'unique_service_name()' Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)	2013-02-05
Metasploit	UPnP SSDP M-SEARCH Information Discovery

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2012-5959 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Portable Sdk For Upnp Project Sdk For Upnp, published January 31, 2013. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 75.8%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in libupnp 1:1.6.6-5+squeeze1.

References

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