CVE-2010-3609 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in OpenSLP 1.2.1 and earlier versions, specifically affecting the Service Location Protocol daemon (SLPD) in VMware ESX and ESXi 4.0 and 4.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger an infinite loop by sending a specially crafted packet with a malformed "next extension offset." The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with low attack complexity and the potential for partial availability impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an exploit for this vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openslp:openslp:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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