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CVE-2010-3609

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 17.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2011-03-11 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• Openslp: 1.2.1
• VMware ESX: 4.0, 4.1
• VMware ESXi: 4.0, 4.1

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

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