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CVE-2020-3992

OpenSLP as used in VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.1-0.0.16850804, 6.7 before ESXi670-202010401-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202010401-SG) has a...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
December 30, 2019
Published Date
October 20, 2020
Last Updated
January 29, 2025
Vendor
n/a
Product
VMware ESXi
Description
OpenSLP as used in VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.1-0.0.16850804, 6.7 before ESXi670-202010401-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202010401-SG) has a use-after-free issue. A malicious actor residing in the management network who has access to port 427 on an ESXi machine may be able to trigger a use-after-free in the OpenSLP service resulting in remote code execution.

CVSS Scores

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Automatable
Yes
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (added 2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available
Yes (added 2020-12-01 13:49:26 UTC) Source
Used in Malware
Yes (added 2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0023.html https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1377/ https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1385/

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC