OpenSLP packet buffer overflow
| openslp-slp-bo (19683) |  High Risk |
Description:
OpenSLP is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows, caused by improper bounds checking of user-supplied input in SLP requests. By sending specially-crafted SLP packets, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of OpenSLP (1.2.1 or later), available from the SourceForge.net Web site. See References.
For SUSE Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of openslp, as listed below. Refer to SUSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2005:015 for more information. See References.
x86:
SUSE 9.2: 1.1.5-80.4 or later
SUSE 9.1: 1.1.5-73.15 or later
x86-64 Platform:
SUSE 9.2: 1.1.5-80.4 or later
SUSE 9.1: 1.1.5-73.15 or later
For Conectiva Linux 9.0 and 10.0:
Upgrade to the latest version of OpenSLP (1.0.11 or later), as listed in Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2005:967. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2005-03-25 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-98-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For HP-UX:
Refer to Hewlett-Packard Company Security Bulletin HPSBUX02129 SSRT061149 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Oct 02 2006 - 13:37:12 CDT : [security bulletin] HPSBUX02129 SSRT061149 rev.1 - HP-UX running SLP, Remote Unauthorized Access.
- Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2005:967: Security fixes for openslp.
- Hewlett-Packard Company Security Bulletin HPSBUX02129 SSRT061149 : HP-UX running SLP, Remote Unauthorized Access .
- OpenSLP Home Page: OpenSLP.
- SourceForge.net: Project: OpenSLP: Summary.
- ASA-2006-213: HPSBUX02129 SSRT061149 rev.1 - HP-UX running SLP, Remote Unauthorized Access
- BID-12792: OpenSLP Multiple Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-0769: Multiple buffer overflows in OpenSLP before 1.1.5 allow remote attackers to have an unknown impact via malformed SLP packets.
- GLSA-200503-25: OpenSLP: Multiple buffer overflows
- MDKSA-2005:055: Updated openslp packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- SA14561: OpenSLP Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SA:2005:015: openslp: remote command execution
- USN-98-1: OpenSLP vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3879: HP-UX Service Locator Protocol (SLP) Remote Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Caldera Systems OpenSLP prior to 1.2.1
- Canonical Ubuntu 4.10
- Conectiva Linux 10
- Gentoo Linux
- HP HP-UX 11.11
- HP HP-UX 11.23
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.0 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- Novell Linux Desktop 9
- SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.1
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.2
- SuSE SuSE SLES 9
Reported:
Mar 14, 2005
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