| Name | CVE-2016-4912 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| openslp-dfsg (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.2.1-10+deb8u2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| openslp-dfsg | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- openslp-dfsg <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
Issue present only in OpenSLP 2.x where the return from malloc isn't checked.