CVE-2010-3609 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 17.2% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The extension parser in slp_v2message.c in OpenSLP 1.2.1, and other versions before SVN revision 1647, as used in Service Location Protocol daemon (SLPD) in VMware ESX 4.0 and 4.1 and ESXi 4.0 and 4.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a packet with a "next extension offset" that references this extension or a previous extension. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 17.22% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2011-03-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| openslp | openslp |
| vmware | esx |
| vmware | esxi |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | OpenSLP 1.2.1 / < 1647 trunk - Denial of Service | 2011-08-05 |
References
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43601
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43742
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8127
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025168
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/393783
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:141
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:111
- http://www.osvdb.org/71019
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516909/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46772
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0606
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0729
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65931
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-05
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0227
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43601
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43742
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD