MGASA-2014-0435
Updated MythTV packages to harden against SSDP reflection attacks
Updated MythTV packages to harden against SSDP reflection attacks
MythTV's UPNP component was suseptable to SSDP reflection attacks and has been hardened to disallow SSDP device discovery from non-local addresses as mitigation.
Additionally, a popular schedules retrieval service, Schedules Direct, will deprecate the old URL used by MythTV to retrieve metadata on 1st November 2015. This build of MythTV also updates the URL for this this service for continued operation going forward.
What each source reports
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Updated MythTV packages to harden against SSDP reflection attacks
Updated MythTV packages to harden against SSDP reflection attacks
MythTV's UPNP component was suseptable to SSDP reflection attacks and has been hardened to disallow SSDP device discovery from non-local addresses as mitigation.
Additionally, a popular schedules retrieval service, Schedules Direct, will deprecate the old URL used by MythTV to retrieve metadata on 1st November 2015. This build of MythTV also updates the URL for this this service for continued operation going forward.
- Record
MGASA-2014-0435- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mythtvMageia:3 |
before 0.27.4-20141022.1.mga3 | 0.27.4-20141022.1.mga3 |
mythtv-mythwebMageia:3 |
before 0.27.4-1.mga3 | 0.27.4-1.mga3 |
mythtvMageia:3 |
before 0.27.4-20141022.1.mga3.tainted | 0.27.4-20141022.1.mga3.tainted |
mythtvMageia:4 |
before 0.27.4-20141022.1.mga4 | 0.27.4-20141022.1.mga4 |
mythtv-mythwebMageia:4 |
before 0.27.4-1.mga4 | 0.27.4-1.mga4 |
mythtvMageia:4 |
before 0.27.4-20141022.1.mga4.tainted | 0.27.4-20141022.1.mga4.tainted |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
MGASA-2014-0435 is a vulnerability with no CVSS score yet in mythtv, published October 29, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. Fixed in mythtv 0.27.4-20141022.1.mga3.
References
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0435.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14347
prolexic.com/knowledge-center-ddos-threat-advisory-ssdp-reflection-ddos-attacks.html
prolexic.com/kcresources/prolexic-threat-advisories/prolexic-threat-advisory-ssdp-reflection-ddos-attacks/ssdp-reflection-attacks-cybersecurity-locked.html