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CVE-2021-21974

8.8 HIGH 45% exploit odds Fix listed Memory safety OS & kernel

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability
Can be exploited from the same network segment without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds
45.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
Fix
A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

  1. ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
  2. PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
  3. Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Details

Published
Last modified
Exploit probability
45.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
Record status
Modified

Affected

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.8

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Raw vector

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

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record