Ubuntu Security Update USN-4542-1: MiniUPnPd vulnerabilities

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It was discovered that MiniUPnPd did not properly validate callback addresses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2019-12107) It was discovered that MiniUPnPd incorrectly handled unpopulated user XML input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause MiniUPnPd to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-12108, CVE-2019-12109) It was discovered that MiniUPnPd incorrectly handled an empty description when port mapping. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause MiniUPnPd to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-12110) It was discovered that MiniUPnPd did not properly parse certain PCP requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause MiniUPnPd to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-12111)

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