Buffer overflow in OpenSLP - CVE-2016-7567
Published: January 23, 2017 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39798
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7567
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: openslp.org
Affected software:
OpenSLP
OpenSLP
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Buffer overflow in the SLPFoldWhiteSpace function in common/slp_compare.c in OpenSLP 2.0 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted string.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-7567
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/27/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/28/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93186
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-05
- https://sourceforge.net/p/openslp/mercurial/ci/34fb3aa5e6b4997fa21cb614e480de36da5dbc9a/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45804/