Every CVE Search/ Get API key

CVE-2015-6031

Buffer overflow in the IGDstartelt function in igd_desc_parse.c in the MiniUPnP client (aka...

6.8 MediumFix available

Buffer overflow in the IGDstartelt function in igd_desc_parse.c in the MiniUPnP client (aka MiniUPnPc) before 1.9.20150917 allows remote UPNP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "oversized" XML element name.

Exploit likelihood

4.76%Up 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

Buffer overflow in the IGDstartelt function in igd_desc_parse.c in the MiniUPnP client (aka MiniUPnPc) before 1.9.20150917 allows remote UPNP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "oversized" XML element name.

Record
CVE-2015-6031
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in the IGDstartelt function in igd_desc_parse.c in the MiniUPnP client (aka MiniUPnPc) before 1.9.20150917 allows remote UPNP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "oversized" XML element name.

Record
CVE-2015-6031
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-5974 No score

Buffer overflow in the IGDstartelt function in igd_desc_parse.c in the MiniUPnP client (aka MiniUPnPc) before 1.9.20150917 allows remote UPNP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "oversized" XML element name.

Record
EUVD-2015-5974
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m2cw-vw6v-jp5c No score

Buffer overflow in the IGDstartelt function in igd_desc_parse.c in the MiniUPnP client (aka...

Buffer overflow in the IGDstartelt function in igd_desc_parse.c in the MiniUPnP client (aka MiniUPnPc) before 1.9.20150917 allows remote UPNP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "oversized" XML element name.

Record
GHSA-m2cw-vw6v-jp5c
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Buffer overflow in the IGDstartelt function in igd_desc_parse.c in the MiniUPnP client (aka MiniUPnPc) before 1.9.20150917 allows remote UPNP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "oversized" XML element name.

Record
CVE-2015-6031
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-6031 No score

Buffer overflow in the IGDstartelt function in igd_desc_parse.c in the MiniUPnP client (aka MiniUPnPc) before 1.9.20150917 allows remote UPNP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "oversized" XML element name.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-6031
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0416 No score

Updated miniupnpc package fixes security vulnerability

An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the XML parser functionality of the MiniUPnP library. A specially crafted XML response can lead to a buffer overflow on the stack resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can set up a server on the local network to trigger this vulnerability (CVE-2015-6031).

Record
MGASA-2015-0416
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-6031 No score

Buffer overflow in the IGDstartelt function in igd_desc_parse.c in the MiniUPnP client (aka MiniUPnPc) before 1.9.20150917 allows remote UPNP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "oversized" XML element name.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6031
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2780-1 No score

miniupnpc vulnerability

Aleksandar Nikolic discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in the XML parser functionality of the MiniUPnP library. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user running an application that uses the MiniUPnP library.

Record
USN-2780-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
miniupnpc
Debian:12
before 1.9.20140610-2.1
1.9.20140610-2.1
miniupnpc
Debian:13
before 1.9.20140610-2.1
1.9.20140610-2.1
miniupnpc
Debian:14
before 1.9.20140610-2.1
1.9.20140610-2.1
miniupnpc
Debian:7
before 1.5-2+deb7u1, plus listed versions
1.5-2
1.5-2+deb7u1
miniupnpc
Debian:8
before 1.9.20140610-2+deb8u1, plus listed versions
1.9.20140610-2
1.9.20140610-2+deb8u1
miniupnpc
Mageia:5
before 1.9.20141128-1.1.mga5
1.9.20141128-1.1.mga5
miniupnpc
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.2, plus listed versions
1.6-3ubuntu21.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.1
1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.2

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2015-6031 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Miniupnp Project Miniupnpc, published October 16, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.76%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in miniupnpc 1.9.20140610-2.1.

References

Show 12 moreShow less
MoveEnter Open