CVE-2016-7567

CRITICAL

OpenSLP 2.0 - Buffer Overflow in SLPFoldWhiteSpace

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-7567. PoCs published by Magnus Klaaborg Stubman.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates two vulnerabilities in OpenSLP 2.0.0: an out-of-bounds read (Bug 1) and a heap-based buffer overflow (Bug 2, CVE-2016-7567). The PoC includes crafted base64-encoded payloads sent via UDP to trigger these issues.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Magnus Klaaborg Stubman · textlocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45804

The exploit demonstrates two vulnerabilities in OpenSLP 2.0.0: an out-of-bounds read (Bug 1) and a heap-based buffer overflow (Bug 2, CVE-2016-7567). The PoC includes crafted base64-encoded payloads sent via UDP to trigger these issues.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: OpenSLP 2.0.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: OpenSLP service running on the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/27/4
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93186
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/28/1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-05
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45804/

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.1085
EPSS Percentile 93.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
openslp/openslp 2.0.0
Published Jan 23, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026