High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 27, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-4912
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.
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Affected products
12- osv-coords10 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/openslp&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/openslp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/openslp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/openslp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/openslp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/openslp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/openslp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/openslp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/openslp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/openslp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2
< 2.0.0-8.1+ 9 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.0-8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.0-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.0-18.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.0-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.0-18.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.0-18.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.0-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.0-18.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.0-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.0-18.2.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/18/6nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035916nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-05nvd
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