#VU54816 Out-of-bounds read in VMware ESXi - CVE-2021-21995
Published: July 13, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54816
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21995
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
VMware ESXi
VMware ESXi
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc
VMware, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing requests within the OpenSLP service. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to port 427/UDP, trigger a heap out-of-bounds read and perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.