CVE-2012-5962

critical

Published 2013-01-31 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

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 DeviceType (aka urn) field in a UDP packet.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-24455 remote unix verified

Metasploit · 2013-02-05

Portable UPnP SDK - 'unique_service_name()' Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
portable_sdk_for_upnp_project	portable_sdk_for_upnp	`1.3.1`

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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