CVE-2012-5961

critical
Published 2013-01-31 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
10.0
VIR risk
10.0

Description

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) 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long UDN (aka device) field in a UDP packet.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cret@cert.org — http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/922681

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
libupnp_projectlibupnp1.3.1

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.