OpenSLP as used in ESXi (7.0 before ESXi70U1c-17325551, 6.7 before ESXi670-202102401-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202102101-SG) has a heap-overflow vulnerability. A malicious actor residing within the same network segment as ESXi who has access to port 427 may be able to trigger the heap-overflow issue in OpenSLP service resulting in remote code execution.
References
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https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0002.html | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-250/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162957/VMware-ESXi-OpenSLP-Heap-Overflow.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Configurations
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Information
Published : 2021-02-24 09:15
Updated : 2022-06-02 07:41
NVD link : CVE-2021-21974
Mitre link : CVE-2021-21974
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CWE
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
Products Affected
vmware
- cloud_foundation
- esxi