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VMware vCenter Server: CVE-2020-3981 (VMSA-2020-0023)

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VMware vCenter Server: CVE-2020-3981 (VMSA-2020-0023)

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/20/2020
Created
08/29/2022
Added
07/25/2022
Modified
12/14/2023

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.

Solution(s)

  • vmware-vcenter-server-upgrade-latest

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