CVE-2016-7567
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
10.0
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
OpenSLP 2.0.0 - Multiple Vulnerabilities
Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.
OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| openslp | openslp | 2.0.0 | |
References
- 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/
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7567.html
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.