OpenSLP Heap Out-of-Bounds Read Denial-of-Service Vulnerability in ESXi

CVE-2021-21995 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

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