CVE-2016-4912

Summary

CVECVE-2016-4912
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-27 17:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-07-11 01:33:00 UTC
DescriptionThe _xrealloc function in xlsp_xmalloc.c in OpenSLP 2.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a large number of crafted packets, which triggers a memory allocation failure.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-476

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openslp Openslp 2.0.0 All All All
Application Openslp Openslp 2.0.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
OpenSLP: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201707-05) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
1329295 – (CVE-2016-4912) CVE-2016-4912 openslp: null pointer dereference in _xrealloc() function CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: null pointer deref in openslp, can be triggered remotely MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
OpenSLP Null Pointer Dereference in _xrealloc() Lets Remote Users Consume Excessive Memory Resources - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710514 Gentoo Linux OpenSLP Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201707-05)
  • 901525 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for openslp (7319)
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