Name: CVE-2020-3992: Use After Free
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2020-3992, CWE-416, Exploited in the Wild, CISA KEV Exploit, Used with Ransomware, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.83015, CISA KEV

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 Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Vmsa 2020 0023	—	Upgrade VMware ESXi 6.7 to build number 16773714Upgrade VMware ESXi 6.5 to build number 16901156	Oct 23, 2020	Oct 20, 2020

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CVSS Details

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