Security advisory

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  "id": "3b849802c645196a18bba9c50e59a8ed340a6426f1171d394f7c7f448c90a360",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3179",
  "method": "structured",
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    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2016-3179",
    "summary": "The processRequest function in minissdpd.c in MiniSSDPd 1.2.20130907-3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (invalid free and daemon crash) via vectors related to error handling.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2016-3179",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
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              "repo": "https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "140ee8d2204b383279f854802b27bdb41c1d5d1a"
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                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
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          "versions": [
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            "miniupnpc_1_8",
            "miniupnpd_1_7",
            "minissdpd_1_2",
            "miniupnpc_1_7"
          ],
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                "source": "https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/140ee8d2204b383279f854802b27bdb41c1d5d1a",
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                "source": "https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/140ee8d2204b383279f854802b27bdb41c1d5d1a",
                "target": {
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            "vanir_signatures_modified": "2026-10-20T13:15:38Z"
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T13:15:38.014438020Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=816759",
        "https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/140ee8d2204b383279f854802b27bdb41c1d5d1a"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
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              "cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:minissdpd:1.2.20130907-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
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            "vendor_product": "miniupnp_project:minissdpd",
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              {
                "range": [
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                    "introduced": "1.2.20130907-3"
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                    "last_affected": "1.2.20130907-3"
                  }
                ],
                "source": "CPE_STRING"
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        ]
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    },
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        "value": "CVE-2016-3179",
        "evidence": "/id"
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    "security_relevant": true,
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 387410,
  "published_at": "2017-03-24T15:59:00.637+00:00"
}