Out-of-Bounds Affecting openslp-dfsg package, versions <1.2.1-11ubuntu0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.76% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-OPENSLPDFSG-305201
  • published23 Apr 2018
  • disclosed23 Apr 2018

Introduced: 23 Apr 2018

CVE-2017-17833  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 openslp-dfsg to version 1.2.1-11ubuntu0.16.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openslp-dfsg package and not the openslp-dfsg package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

OpenSLP releases in the 1.0.2 and 1.1.0 code streams have a heap-related memory corruption issue which may manifest itself as a denial-of-service or a remote code-execution vulnerability.