CERT/CC Reports Vulnerability in Universal Plug and Play Protocol

2020-06-0900:00:00

us-cert.cisa.gov

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:H

7.8 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C

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The CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) has released information on a vulnerability—CVE-2020-12695—affecting versions of the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol released before April 17, 2020. UPnP protocol allows networked devices to discover and connect with each other. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a distributed denial-of-service condition.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages vendors and internet service providers (ISPs) to review CERT/CC’s Vulnerability Note [VU#339275](< https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/339275>) and implement the updated specifications provided by the Open Connectivity Framework.

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