CVE-2017-17833: canonical ubuntu_linux
CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesMGASA-2018-0342SUSE-SU-2018:1916-1SUSE-SU-2018:1917-1SUSE-SU-2018:2779-1SUSE-SU-2018:2779-2SUSE-SU-2018:2991-1SUSE-SU-2018:2991-2SUSE-SU-2018:2991-3RHSA-2018:2240RHSA-2018:2308UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17833DLA-1364-1
Published 23-04-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-17833 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
3.76%
0%100%
Low · -0.07 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Duplicates 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 23-04-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsCritical 9.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSources3 sources · 7.5–9.8
- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
High 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
3.76%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
90%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.07 pp
From 3.83% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score3.76%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Lenovo29 products
- bm_nextscale_fan_power_controller< 24p-2.15
- cmm< 1.8.0
- fan_power_controller< 30r-1.13
- flex_system_fc3171_8gb_san_switch_firmware< 9.1.13.02.00
- imm1< 1.55
Suse23 products
- openslp-openssl1&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS< 1.2.0-172.27.3.1
- openslp-openssl1&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-TERADATA< 1.2.0-172.27.3.1
- openslp-openssl1&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SECURITY< 1.2.0-172.27.3.1
- openslp&distro=SUSE Enterprise Storage 4< 2.0.0-18.15.1 | < 2.0.0-18.17.1
- openslp&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3< 2.0.0-18.15.1 | < 2.0.0-18.17.1
Redhat10 products
- enterprise_linux_desktop6.0 | 7.0
- enterprise_linux_server6.0 | 7.0
- enterprise_linux_server_aus7.6
- enterprise_linux_server_eus7.5 | 7.6
- enterprise_linux_server_tus7.6
Debian2 products
- openslp-dfsg< 1.2.1-9+deb7u2
- debian_linuxEOL7.0
Mageia2 products
- openslp< 2.0.0-5.3.mga5
- openslp< 2.0.0-8.1.mga6
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL14.04 | 16.04
Openslp1 product
- openslp1.0.2 | 1.1.0
Ubuntu1 product
- openslp-dfsg< 1.2.1-9ubuntu0.3 | < 1.2.1-11ubuntu0.16.04.1
8 vendors · 69 products
References
29 links- sourceforge.net/p/openslp/mercurial/ci/151f07745901cbdba6e00e4889561b4083250da1/X Refsource CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00029.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2308Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party AdvisoryAdvisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2240Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party AdvisoryAdvisory
