CVE-2016-4912

high

Description

The _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.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-05

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035916

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/18/6

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-27

Updated: 2017-07-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High