Double Free in OpenSLP and Debian Linux - CVE-2015-5177
Published: October 22, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38023
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5177
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: openslp.org
Debian
Debian
Affected software:
OpenSLP
Debian Linux
OpenSLP
Debian Linux
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Double free vulnerability in the SLPDKnownDAAdd function in slpd/slpd_knownda.c in OpenSLP 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted package.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-5177
Install update from vendor's website.