CVE-2021-21995
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CVE-2021-21995 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Cloud Foundation | >= 3.0, < 3.10.2 |
| Vmware | Cloud Foundation | >= 4.0, < 4.3 |
| Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 |
| Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 |
| Vmware | Esxi | 7.0 |
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