CRITICAL
openslp: memory corruption due to possible overflow in SLPFoldWhiteSpace in common/slp_compare.c
Published Jan 23, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 12.46%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
openslp
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
openslp
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openslp | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | openslp | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
3.7 LOW Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
12.46% 0.12463
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.12463
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.46% (0.12463) | 96.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.36% (0.12364) | 95.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 10.83% (0.10833) | 92.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 11, 2025 | 12.05% (0.12046) | 93.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 25.57% (0.25568) | 95.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 46.58% (0.46580) | 96.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 25.57% (0.25568) | 95.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 26.73% (0.26734) | 95.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.19% (0.05191) | 92.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 17, 2024 | 11.86% (0.11863) | 95.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 11.06% (0.11062) | 94.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 10.21% (0.10212) | 94.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 10.21% (0.10212) | 94.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 10.21% (0.10212) | 87.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (10)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/27/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/28/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93186 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7567 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1379987 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7567
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-05 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/openslp/mercurial/ci/34fb3aa5e6b4997fa21cb614e480de36da5dbc9a/ x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7567
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45804/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/27/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/28/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93186 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7567 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1379987 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7567 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-05 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://sourceforge.net/p/openslp/mercurial/ci/34fb3aa5e6b4997fa21cb614e480de36da5dbc9a/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7567 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45804/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 23, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 9, 2016
Link CVE-2016-7567
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a