SB2020061071 - NULL pointer dereference in libupnp (Alpine package) 



SB2020061071 - NULL pointer dereference in libupnp (Alpine package)

Published: June 10, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020061071
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13848)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted SSDP message due to a NULL pointer dereference in the functions FindServiceControlURLPath and FindServiceEventURLPath in genlib/service_table/service_table.c.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.