CVE-2017-17833

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.

Published: 2018-04-23 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-17833 is rated High Risk (73.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.89%). EPSS rose +3.05% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-17833

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 0.84% 3.89% +3.05%
2 2026-02-24 0.99% 0.84% -0.14%
3 2026-02-19 — 0.99% —

Full EPSS history (24 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-17833

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-17833

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-17833

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2017-17833: 1 GLSA(s) (202005-12), 1 atom(s) (net-misc/openslp); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2017-17833
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17833
suse high CVE-2017-17833 severity important: SUSE including 271 source package names (2.0.2-2.2.20:openslp-2.0.0-6.3.1, 2.0.2-3.2.23:openslp-2.0.0-6.3.1, …), 568 product×package rows across 241 product lines (Container caasp/v4/openldap, Container rancher/elemental-builder-image/5.3, … (241 product lines)): Fixed 337, Known Affected 231. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17833/
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-17833 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (openslp-dfsg), 5 status rows across 5 suites (artful, bionic, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 3, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17833

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-17833

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openslp openslp 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:openslp:openslp:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openslp openslp 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:openslp:openslp:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.5 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 7.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkserver_rd350g_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkserver_rd350g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkserver_rd350x_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkserver_rd350x_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkserver_rd450x_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkserver_rd450x_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinksystem_hr630x_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinksystem_hr630x_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinksystem_hr650x_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinksystem_hr650x_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinksystem_sr630_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinksystem_sr630_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo flex_system_fc3171_8gb_san_switch_firmware < 9.1.13.02.00 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:flex_system_fc3171_8gb_san_switch_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo storage_n3310_firmware < 4.53.351 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:storage_n3310_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo storage_n4610_firmware < 4.53.351 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:storage_n4610_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo bm_nextscale_fan_power_controller < 24p-2.15 cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:bm_nextscale_fan_power_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo cmm < 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:cmm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo fan_power_controller < 30r-1.13 cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:fan_power_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo imm1 < 1.55 cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:imm1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo imm2 < 4.70 cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:imm2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo xclarity_administrator < 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:xclarity_administrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkserver_rd340_firmware < 50.00 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkserver_rd340_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkserver_rd350_firmware < 4.53.351 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkserver_rd350_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkserver_rd440_firmware <= 50.00 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkserver_rd440_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkserver_rd450_firmware < 4.53.351 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkserver_rd450_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkserver_rd550_firmware < 4.53.351 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkserver_rd550_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkserver_rd540_firmware < 50.00 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkserver_rd540_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkserver_rd640_firmware < 50.00 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkserver_rd640_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkserver_rd650_firmware < 4.53.351 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkserver_rd650_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkserver_rq750_firmware < 1.40 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkserver_rq750_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkserver_rs160_firmware < 2.32 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkserver_rs160_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkserver_sd350_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkserver_sd350_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkserver_td340_firmware < 46.00 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkserver_td340_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkserver_td350_firmware < 4.53.351 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkserver_td350_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkserver_ts460_firmware < 2.32 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkserver_ts460_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-17833

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