CVE-2012-4428

openslp: SLPIntersectStringList()' Function has a DoS vulnerability

Published: 2019-12-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-4428 is rated Moderate Risk (58.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.57%, 95th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4428

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 39.67% 9.57% -30.09%
2 2026-06-10 33.32% 39.67% +6.35%
3 2025-12-28 — 33.32% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4428

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-4428

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-4428

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2012-4428: 1 GLSA(s) (201707-05), 1 atom(s) (net-libs/openslp); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2012-4428
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4428
suse high CVE-2012-4428 severity important: SUSE including 11 source package names (libslp1-openssl1-1.2.0-172.26.1, openslp, …), 44 product×package rows across 13 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3, … (13 product lines)): Fixed 25, Known Not Affected 19. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4428/
ubuntu low CVE-2012-4428 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (openslp-dfsg), 12 status rows across 12 suites (hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid): ignored 8, released 3, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-4428

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4428

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openslp openslp 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:openslp:openslp:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 20 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4428

URL Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/159059.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/27 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55540 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2730-1 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-4428 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-4428 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-4428 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78732 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4428 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-05 Third Party Advisory
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