Description
OpenSLP as used in ESXi has a denial-of-service vulnerability due a heap out-of-bounds read issue. A malicious actor with network access to port 427 on ESXi may be able to trigger a heap out-of-bounds read in OpenSLP service resulting in a denial-of-service condition.
Analysis
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| n/a | VMware ESXi and VMware Cloud Foundation | affected |
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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 EUVD |
EUVD-2021-9166 | OpenSLP as used in ESXi has a denial-of-service vulnerability due a heap out-of-bounds read issue. A malicious actor with network access to port 427 on ESXi may be able to trigger a heap out-of-bounds read in OpenSLP service resulting in a denial-of-service condition. |
References
History
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-03T18:30:23.592Z
Reserved: 2021-01-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2021-21995
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2021-07-13T19:15:09.367
Modified: 2025-10-31T11:44:38.620
Link: CVE-2021-21995
Redhat
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses