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CVE-2015-5177

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-5177 describes a double free vulnerability in the SLPDKnownDAAdd function within OpenSLP 1.2.1, specifically affecting Debian Linux distributions. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by sending a specially crafted package, leading to a system crash. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-exploitable issue with low attack complexity and high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openslp:openslp:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0631 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-5177Moderate

openslp: double free in SLPDProcessMessage()

Aug 6, 2015

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
sourceforge.net / p/openslp/mercurial/ci/2bc15d0494f886d9c4fe342d23bc160605aea51d
PatchThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2015/dsa-3353
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/76635
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1033719
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry