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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-5962 is rated High Exploit Risk (89.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 70.13%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24455 | exploit_db | edb | 2013-02-05 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-07-02 | 70.50% | 70.13% | -0.37% |
| 2 | 2025-03-17 | 36.81% | 70.50% | +33.69% |
| 3 | 2025-02-19 | — | 36.81% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5962 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2012-5962 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (libupnp, libupnp4), 16 status rows across 8 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): released 9, not-affected 4, ignored 2, DNE 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5962 |
: Per CERT's advisory additional products may be affected: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/922681 "Hundreds of vendors have used the libupnp library in their products, many of which are acting as the home routers for consumer networks. Any application linking to libupnp is likely to be affected"
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| portable_sdk_for_upnp_project | portable_sdk_for_upnp | 1.3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:portable_sdk_for_upnp_project:portable_sdk_for_upnp:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |