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CVE-2017-17833 json

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-s…

published 2018-04-23 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-8983

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.8%
EPSS 3.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • lenovo bm_nextscale_fan_power_controller 24p-2.15
  • lenovo cmm 1.8.0
  • lenovo fan_power_controller 30r-1.13
  • lenovo imm1 1.55
  • lenovo imm2 4.70
  • lenovo xclarity_administrator 1.4.0
  • lenovo flex_system_fc3171_8gb_san_switch_firmware 9.1.13.02.00
  • lenovo storage_n3310_firmware 4.53.351
  • lenovo storage_n4610_firmware 4.53.351
  • lenovo thinkserver_rd340_firmware 50.00
  • lenovo thinkserver_rd350_firmware 4.53.351
  • lenovo thinkserver_rd450_firmware 4.53.351
  • lenovo thinkserver_rd550_firmware 4.53.351
  • lenovo thinkserver_rd540_firmware 50.00
  • lenovo thinkserver_rd640_firmware 50.00
  • lenovo thinkserver_rd650_firmware 4.53.351
  • lenovo thinkserver_rq750_firmware 1.40
  • lenovo thinkserver_rs160_firmware 2.32
  • lenovo thinkserver_td340_firmware 46.00
  • lenovo thinkserver_td350_firmware 4.53.351
  • openslp-dfsg Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.2.1-9ubuntu0.3
  • openslp-dfsg Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1.2.1-11ubuntu0.16.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17833

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  • openslp RHEL 6 1:2.0.0-3.el6
  • openslp-server RHEL 6 1:2.0.0-3.el6
  • openslp RHEL 7 1:2.0.0-7.el7_5
  • openslp-server RHEL 7 1:2.0.0-7.el7_5

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:2308RHSA-2018:2240

  • openslp SLES 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP2-BCL, SLED 12 SP3 +9 more 2.0.0-18.17.1
  • openslp SLES 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP2-BCL, SLED 12 SP3 +9 more 2.0.0-18.15.1
  • openslp SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA +3 more 1.2.0-172.27.3.1
  • openslp-openssl1 SLES 11-SECURITY, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA, SLES 11 SP3-LTSS 1.2.0-172.27.3.1
  • openslp SLE Module for Server Applications 15, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 2.0.0-6.3.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:2991-3SUSE-SU-2018:2991-2SUSE-SU-2018:2779-2SUSE-SU-2018:2991-1SUSE-SU-2018:2779-1SUSE-SU-2018:1916-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-17833 updated cvss 7.5

openslp: Heap memory corruption in slpd/slpd_process.c allows denial of service or potentially code execution

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) openslp 2.0.0-7.el7_5, openslp-server 2.0.0-7.el7_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) openslp-devel 2.0.0-7.el7_5, openslp-debuginfo 2.0.0-7.el7_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) openslp 2.0.0-7.el7_5, openslp-server 2.0.0-7.el7_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) openslp-devel 2.0.0-7.el7_5, openslp-debuginfo 2.0.0-7.el7_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2240
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) openslp 2.0.0-3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) openslp-server 2.0.0-3.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2308
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) openslp 2.0.0-7.el7_5, openslp-server 2.0.0-7.el7_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) openslp-devel 2.0.0-7.el7_5, openslp-debuginfo 2.0.0-7.el7_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2240
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) openslp 2.0.0-3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) openslp-server 2.0.0-3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) openslp 2.0.0-3.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2308
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) openslp 2.0.0-7.el7_5, openslp-server 2.0.0-7.el7_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2240
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) openslp-server 2.0.0-3.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2308
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) openslp-devel 2.0.0-7.el7_5, openslp-debuginfo 2.0.0-7.el7_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2240
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) openslp 2.0.0-3.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2308
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) openslp 2.0.0-7.el7_5, openslp-server 2.0.0-7.el7_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2240
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) openslp-server 2.0.0-3.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2308
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) openslp-devel 2.0.0-7.el7_5, openslp-debuginfo 2.0.0-7.el7_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2240
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 openslp
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

3.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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